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<\/a>VTA Person Prefix<\/h1>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u148b\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u14d0\u166e \u14f0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchi<\/strong>waapimin.<\/td>\r\nyou<\/strong> see me.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u144e\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchi<\/strong>waapimitin.<\/td>\r\nI see you<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In both these forms, the person prefix is \u148b<\/span> chi<\/span>. This is because of the person hierarchy that says that chi <\/span>‘you’ ranks above ni<\/span> ‘I’.<\/p>\r\n

Cree person hierarchy:<\/h5>\r\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n3<\/strong><\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n3′<\/strong><\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n0′<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1528<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n\u14c3\u1528<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n\u1427\u1404\u1528<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1528\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n\u1491\u1427\u1473\u14d0<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n\u1491\u1427\u1473\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
chiiyi<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\nniiyi<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\nwiiyi<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\nawaayiuh<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\nchaakwaan<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\nchaakwaayiu<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u152e\u14c2\u1424<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n\u14c3\u152e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n\u1427\u1404\u1528\u1427\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
chiiyaaniu<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\nniiyaan<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\nwiiyiwaau<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148c\u1528\u1427\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
chiiyiwaau<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

VTA verbs have two roles, an actor and a goal. In the independent order, the person prefix with the higher ranked role in the person hierarchy will be selected.<\/p>\r\n
Northern Dialect<\/th>\r\nEnglish<\/th>\r\nActor<\/th>\r\nRank<\/th>\r\nGoal<\/th>\r\nPrefix<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchi<\/strong>waapimin<\/td>\r\nyou<\/strong> see me<\/td>\r\n2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n1<\/td>\r\n\u148b<\/strong><\/td>\r\nchi<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchi<\/strong>waapimitin<\/td>\r\nI see you<\/strong><\/td>\r\n1<\/td>\r\n<<\/td>\r\n2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u148b<\/strong><\/td>\r\nchi<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchi<\/strong>waapimaau<\/td>\r\nyou<\/strong> see her<\/td>\r\n2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n3<\/td>\r\n\u148b<\/strong><\/td>\r\nchi<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchi<\/strong>waapimikw<\/td>\r\nshe sees you<\/strong><\/td>\r\n3<\/td>\r\n<<\/td>\r\n2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u148b<\/strong><\/td>\r\nchi<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nni<\/strong>waapimaau<\/td>\r\nI<\/strong> see her.<\/td>\r\n1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n3<\/td>\r\n\u14c2<\/strong><\/td>\r\nni<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nni<\/strong>waapimikw<\/td>\r\nshe sees me<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n3<\/td>\r\n<<\/td>\r\n1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u14c2<\/strong><\/td>\r\nni<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaapimaau<\/td>\r\nshe<\/strong> sees him (the other).<\/td>\r\n3<\/td>\r\n><\/td>\r\n3′<\/td>\r\n–<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u1470<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaapimikuu<\/td>\r\nhe (the other) sees her<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n3′<\/td>\r\n<<\/td>\r\n3<\/td>\r\n–<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

There are no person prefixes in the conjunct and imperative orders. The same selection of person prefixes applies in noun possession<\/a>.<\/p>

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