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<\/a>Gender (animate-inanimate)<\/em><\/h1>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u1427\u140b\u1438\u1426\u1455\u14bb\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaapahtam.<\/td>\r\nShe sees it.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1427\u140b\u1438\u14a3\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaapameu.<\/td>\r\nShe sees him.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The verb \u1427\u140b\u1438\u1426\u1455\u14bb<\/span> waapahtam<\/span> talks about something<\/strong> being seen, while the verb \u1427\u140b\u1438\u14a3\u1424<\/span> waapameu<\/span> talks about someone<\/strong> being seen. A verb like \u1427\u140b\u1438\u1426\u1455\u14bb<\/span> waapahtam<\/span> can only be used with an inanimate noun for its goal (the role of the one being looked at). For example, one could say \u1427\u140b\u1438\u1426\u1455\u14bb \u14a8\u1426\u146f\u14aa\u14c2\u152b<\/span> waapahtam muuhkumaniyuu<\/span> (inanimate noun, ‘knife’) “She sees a knife” but never *\u1427\u140b\u1438\u1426\u1455\u14bb \u14c8\u142f\u1424\u1426*<\/span> waapahtam naapeuh<\/span> (animate noun, ‘man’). A verb like \u1427\u140b\u1438\u14a3\u1424<\/span> waapameu<\/span> on the other hand, can only be used with an animate noun like \u14c8\u142f\u1424\u1426<\/span> naapeu<\/span> ‘man’:<\/p>\r\n
\u1427\u140b\u1438\u14a3\u1424 \u14c8\u142f\u1424\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\nwaapameu naapeuh.<\/td>\r\nShe sees a man\/men.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Consider these other examples:<\/p>\r\n
\u14a6\u148e \u1427\u1403\u152e\u14ef\u152b\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmiichuu wiyaasiyuu.<\/td>\r\nS\/he eats meat.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a7\u1427\u1401\u1424 \u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1424\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmuweu aaihkunaauh.<\/td>\r\nS\/he eats bannock.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In a transitive<\/a> verb, it is the role of what or who is being acted upon (called “the goal”) that determines which verb is used.<\/p>\r\n

This distinction between animate and inanimate roles also applies to intransitive verbs:<\/p>\r\n
\u140b\u1438\u144e\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naapatin.<\/td>\r\nIt is in use.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u1438\u144e\u14f0\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naapatisiiu.<\/td>\r\nShe is working.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In an intransitive<\/a> verb, there is only a single role, and it determines which verb is used.<\/p>\r\n

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