VAI (Verb Animate Intransitive)

Observation

ᒥᓯᓈᓲ ᓅᔑᔑᒥᔥ		misinaasuu nuushishimish	My grandchild’s name is on the list
ᐅᐧᐋᔨᑳᐴ ᑌᐃᓰ ᒑ ᓃᒥᑦ		uwaayikaapuu Daisy chaa niimit	Daisy stands ready to dance
ᐅᑖᒥᑭᒋᔖᔑᓐ ᐧᒑᓐ		utaamikichishaashin John	John falls on his behind

Animate intransitive verbs are verbs with usually one role (intransitive) filled by an animate subject.

Some VAI verbs have a VII partner that is spelled and pronounced the same. Most of these end in -piyiu.

ᐧᐋᒋᐱᔨᐤ ᓃᐱᓰ		waachipiyiu niipisii	VII	The willow tree is bent
ᐧᐋᒋᐱᔨᐤ ᒥᔥᑎᒄ		waachipiyiu mishtikw	VAI	The stick is bent

Link to Conjugation Tables

VAI with explicit goals
VAI with implicit goals

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