VII (Verb Inanimate Intransitive)

Inanimate Intransitive verbs have only one role (intransitive) filled by an inanimate subject.

Observation

ᒌᓈᐤ᙮		chiinaau.	It is pointed.
ᐧᐄᐦᑲᓐ᙮		wiihkan.	It is tasty.

Some Inanimate Intransitive verbs do not take nominal subjects. They express seasons, times of day, the weather, and geographical features.

ᐧᐋᔅᑲᒫᐤ		waaskamaau.	It is a clear day.
ᔫᑎᓐ		yuutin.	It is windy.

VII stems end in -n or in vowels. VII forms can be found in all the conjunct and the independent orders. They have only third person (inanimate)  inflection (proximate and obviative, singular and plural) and no imperative, since imperative requires second person. For example: Independent Indicative Neutral conjugation of Inanimate Intransitive verb (VII) ᐧᐄᐦᑲᓐ᙮ wiihkan.‘it is tasty.’

Actor	Word			Translation
0	ᐧᐄᐦᑲᓐ᙮		wiihkan.	It is tasty.
0p	ᐧᐄᐦᑲᓐᐦ᙮		wiihkanh.	They are tasty.
0′	ᐧᐄᐦᑲᓂᔫ ᐅᐱᒥᐦᑳᓂᒻ᙮		wiihkaniyuu upimihkaanim.	His pemmican is tasty.
0′p	ᐧᐄᐦᑲᓂᔫᐦ ᐅᒦᓂᔑᒻᐦ᙮		wiihkaniyuuh umiinishimh.	His berries are tasty.

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