VII (Verb Inanimate Intransitive)

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

Observation

ᒌᓈᐤ		chiinaau	It is pointed
ᒌᓈᐱᔅᑳᐤ ᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		chiinaapiskaau muuhkumaan	It is a pointed knife
ᐧᐄᐦᑭᓐ		wiihkin	It is tasty
ᐧᐄᐦᑭᓐ ᐱᒥᐦᑳᓐ		wiihkin pimihkaan	The pemmican is tasty

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

ᐧᐋᓵᔅᑯᓐ		waasaaskun	It is a clear day
ᔫᑎᓐ		yuutin	It is windy

VII verbs can be found in all the conjunct and the independent orders. They have only third person inflection (proximate and obviative, singular and plural) and no imperative, since imperative requires second person.

Paradigm example: Inanimate Intransitive verb (VII)

Actor	Word			Translation
0	ᐧᐄᐦᑭᓐ		wiihkin	It is tasty
0p	ᐧᐄᐦᑭᓐᐦ		wiihkinh	They are tasty
0′	ᐧᐄᐦᑭᓂᔨᐤ ᐅᐱᒥᐦᑳᓂᒻ		wiihkiniyiu upimihkaanim.	His pemmican is tasty
0’p	ᐧᐄᐦᑭᓂᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᒦᓂᒻᐦ		wiihkiniyiuh umiinimh.	His berries are tasty

There are several types of VII stems.

Link to Conjugation Tables.