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