Lesson 7 Flashcards
The ending ? is very common on obviative nouns, and often appears as ? or ? if following a vowel
-an, -yan, -wan
dakoniwewinini
policeman
dakon
arrest her
gimoodishkiiwinini
thief
gimoodi
she steals
shke
look!
omishoomeyan
her uncle (father’s side)
niwaabamaa
I see her
niwaabamaag
I see them (animate)
owaabamaan
she sees her
owaabamigoon
she (person 2) sees her
gimoodishkiiwininiwan
thief (person 2)
Ominwenimaan Bill-an John
John likes Bill
Abiiwigamigong gii-niibawiwan dakoniwewininiwan
In the living room stood the policeman (person 2)
nimaamaayan
my mother (person 2)
The obviative (person 2) plural for animate nouns and verbs is ___
the same as the singular
Gii-waabamaa dibikong.
Someone saw her last night/she was seen last night