Lesson - VIA Verbs Second Endings

Question 1

VIA endings rule

Answer 1

First ending if first verb in sentence and not A-type question.

Second ending if not first verb or not A-type question. No pronoun prefix.

Question 2

giishpin izhaayaan

Answer 2

if I go

Question 3

nimbakademin mii wiisiniyaang

Answer 3

we here are hungry so we’re eating

Question 4

Awenen (w), Wegonesh / Wenesh (e)
Aaniin ezhi
Aaniin (w) / Wenesh (e)

Answer 4

who
how
what

Question 5

Aaniin dash / Aaniin wenji
Aaniindi (w) / Aapiish (e)
Aaniin apii (w) / Weneshpii (e)

Answer 5

why
where
when

Question 6

gaye, miinawaa
mii dash / dash
jibwaa
aanawi, misawaa

Answer 6

also, and, again
then
before
although
- followed by second ending

Question 7

mii
ishkwaa
megwaa, epiichi
giishpin

Answer 7

so
after
while
if
- followed by second ending

Question 8

noonde
gemaa, ganabaj
azhigwa
wenji

Answer 8

before the usual time
maybe
already
because, for, in

Question 9

VIA singular second endings

Answer 9

yaan (western)
yaanh (eastern)
yan (western)
yin (eastern)
d

Question 10

VIA plural second endings

Answer 10

yaang
yang (western)
ying (eastern)
yeg
waad

Question 11

Aapiishe-patood?

Answer 11

Where is she running?
- eastern

Question 12

Aaniin ezhichigeyan naagaj?

Answer 12

What are you doing later?

Question 13

Aaniindi ateg

Answer 13

Where is

Question 14

ezhinikaade

Answer 14

it’s called