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Animacy & Verb Types in nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree)

In this video I'm going to just talk a little about "animacy" (whether a thing is awa or óma), verb types (who's involved in the action) and "transitivity" in nêhiyawêwin, and give a few examples. This is a bit of a primer to start understanding these concepts and how they might be different than how we understand language. I like to think about the verb types in this way: Intransitive (not involving anything else) ------- VII - verbs involving "nobody" (eg: miywâsin "it is good") VAI - verbs involving one person (eg: nipimohtân "I walk") Transitive (involving something or someone else) ------- VTI - verbs involving one person and one (Inanimate) thing (eg: niwâpahtên "I see it") VTA - verbs involving two people (or animate things) (eg: niwâpamâw "I see that person") Once you've got these down, if you're interested in more advanced study make sure you check out my video on VTA Verb Conjugation in nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree):    • VTA Verb Conjugation in nêhiyawêwin (Plain...   #plainscree #nêhiyawêwin #indigenouslanguages #cree #languagerevitalization