Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Reciprocal Verbs: ending in -ituwich

Observation
ᒫᑎᐧᐋᒫᐤ ᒫᑎᐧᐋᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ
maatiwaamaau Click here to hear this word 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
Click here to hear this word waapimaau Click here to hear this word waapimituwich
s/he sees him/her they see each other
ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐧᐋᐤ ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐅᑐᐧᐃᒡ
Click here to hear this word utaamihwaau Click here to hear this word utaamihutuwich
s/he hits him/her they hit each other
ᐅᒑᒫᐤ ᐅᒑᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ
Click here to hear this word uchaamaau Click here to hear this word uchaamituwich
s/he kisses him/her they kiss each other