Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Reciprocal Verbs: ending in -ituwich

Observation

	ᒫᑎᐧᐋᒫᐤ			ᒫᑎᐧᐋᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ
	maatiwaamaau			maatiwaamituwich
	s/he plays with him/her			they play together

The verb ᒫᑎᐧᐋᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ maatiwaamituwich they play together is made from the the stem maatiwaam- of VTA verb ᒫᑎᐧᐋᒫᐤ maatiwaamaau s/he plays with him/her and the verb final -itu (plus a plural suffix -(w)ich). Such a verb is called a reciprocal verb.

	Verb Transitive Animate		Reciprocal Verb
	ᐧᐋᐱᒫᐤ		ᐧᐋᐱᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ
	waapimaau		waapimituwich
	s/he sees him/her		they see each other
	ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐧᐋᐤ		ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐅᑐᐧᐃᒡ
	utaamihwaau		utaamihutuwich
	s/he hits him/her		they hit each other
	ᐅᒑᒫᐤ		ᐅᒑᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ
	uchaamaau		uchaamituwich
	s/he kisses him/her		they kiss each other