Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Applicative Verbs: -aweu

Observation
ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒻ ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒪᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word wepinam Click here to hear this word wepinam-aweu
s/he throws it s/he throws for it for him

The verb ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒧᐧᐁᐤ wepinamaweu s/he throws it for him/her is made from the stem of the verb ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒻ wepinam s/he throws it and the verb final -aweu. Finals like -aweu, -amaweu, -shtamaweu add another participant in the event denoted by the verb. The resulting verb means doing something for someone, with someone, to someone or in place of someone. They are called applicative verbs.

Examples:

Verb Applicative Verb
ᓂᑲᒨ ᓂᑲᒧᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word nikamuu Click here to hear this word nikamu-shtaweu
s/he sings s/he sings to him/her
ᓃᒨ ᓃᒦᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word niimuu Click here to hear this word niim-iishtaweu
s/he dances s/he dances with him/her
ᐅᔑᐦᑖᐤ ᐅᔑᐦᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word ushihtaau Click here to hear this word ushiht-amaweu
s/he makes it s/he makes it for him/her
ᒋᒧᑑ ᒋᒧᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word chimutuu Click here to hear this word chimut-amaweu
s/he steals s/he steals from him/her
ᒋᒧᑕᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word chimut-ashtamaweu
s/he steals for him/her
ᒦᒋᓲ ᒦᒋᓱᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word miichisuu Click here to hear this word miichisu-stamaweu
s/he eats s/he eats for him/her
ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒻ ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word wepinam Click here to hear this word wepinam-aweu
s/he throws it s/he throws for it for him/her
ᐃᑕᔑᐦᐊᒻ ᐃᑕᔑᐦᐊᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word itashiham Click here to hear this word itashiham-aweu
s/he sends it s/he sends it to him/her
ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒻ ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word kanaweyihtam Click here to hear this word kanaweyihtam-aweu
s/he looks after it s/he looks after it for him/her
ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒉᐤ ᐅᑕᓵᒥᐦᑲᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word asaamihcheu Click here to hear this word utasaamih-kaweu
s/he makes snowshoes s/he makes snowshoes for him/her
ᒪᔅᒋᓯᓂᐦᒉᐤ ᐅᒪᔅᒋᓯᓂᐦᑲᐧᐁᐤ
Click here to hear this word maschisinihcheu Click here to hear this word umaschisinih-kaweu
s/he makes shoes/moccasins s/he makes shoes/moccasins for him/her

Some verbs like ᐅᒪᔅᒋᓯᓂᐦᑲᐧᐁᐤ umaschisinihkaweu meaning also add a prefix -u to their applicative derivation.