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Eating and Drinking

Actions, Food & Drink

Proximity

  • Am: here (refers to proximity)

  • Ai: over there (refers to proximity)

Eating & Drinking

  • Niitoiyi: I’m eating

  • Nitaaksoiyi: I will eat

  • Nitsstoiyi: I ate

  • Nitaissi: I’m drinking

  • Nitaakssim: I will drink 

  • Nitssim: I drank

Contextual Examples

  • Aisimmiwa: Is drinking (present tense)

  • Simii: drink (root word)

  • Amm ninaa aisimmiwa: this man is drinking 

  • Amm aki aisimmiwa: this woman is drinking 

  • Amm saahkomapi aisimmiwa: this boy is drinking 

  • Amm akikoan aisimmiwa: this girl is drinking 

  • Amm omahkinaa aisimmiwa: this old man is drinking

  • Amm aattsissta aisimmiwa: this rabbit is drinking 

  • Amm ponokomiita aisimmiwa: this horse is drinking 

  • Amm iimitaa aisimmiwa: this dog is drinking 

  • Amm poosaa aisimmiwa: this cat is drinking 

  • Amm saa’ai aisimmiwa: this duck is drinking

  • Aakssimiwa: will drink (future, aak is the prefix)

  • Amm ninaa aaksimmiwa: this man will drink 

  • Amm aki aaksimmiwa: this woman will drink 

  • Amm saahkomapi aaksimmiwa: this boy will drink 

  • Amm akikoan aaksimmiwa: this girl will drink 

  • Amm omahkinaa aaksimmiwa: this old man will drink 

  • Amm kipitaki aaksimmiwa: this old woman will drink 

  • Amm apots’kina aaksimmiwa: this cow will drink 

  • Amm aapisi aaksimmiwa: this coyote will drink 

  • Amm awakasi aaksimmiwa: this deer will drink 

  • Amm apikayi aaksimmiwa: this skunk will drink 

  • Iisimiwa: drank (past tense, ii is the prefix)

  • Amm ninaa iisimmiwa: this man drank 

  • Amm aki iisimmiwa: this woman drank 

  • Amm saahkomapi iisimmiwa: this boy drank 

  • Amm akikoan iisimmiwa: this girl drank 

  • Amm omahkinaa iisimmiwa: this old man drank 

  • Amm kipitaki iisimmiwa: this old woman drank 

  • Amm aiksini iisimmiwa: this pig drank 

  • Amm ponoka iisimmiwa: this elk drank 

  • Amm makoyi iisimmiwa: this wolf drank 

  • Amm omahkokata iisimmiwa: this cougar drank

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