Verb+Chart

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Personal pronouns will help us to remember the pattern for our verb chart.

1 niya I/me 2 kiya you 3 wiya he/she 1P niyanān We (exclusive) 2I kiyanaw We (inclusive) 2P kiyawāw You (plural) 3P wiyawāw They

Verb Chart

1 ni________n I _________ 2 ki _______ n You _________ 3 _________ w He/she __________ 1P ni _______nān We (excl.) ____________ 2I ki _______ naw We (incl.) _____________ 2P ki _______ wāw You (pl.) _____________ 3P _________ wak They _______________

verb: nipā - sleep 1 ni nipā n I sleep. 2 ki nipā n You sleep. 3 nipā w He/she sleeps. 1P ni nipā nān We (excl.) sleep. 2I ki nipā naw We (incl.) sleep. 2P ki nipā nāwāw You (pl.) sleep. 3P nipā wak They sleep.

Rule # 1: if a verb begins with a vowel, add “t” to 1’s and 2’s only. api - sit 1 ni (t)apin I sit. 2 ki (t)api n You sit. 3 api w He/she sits. 1P ni (t)apinān We (excl.) sit. 2I ki (t)api naw We (incl.) sit. 2P ki (t)api nāwāw You (pl.) sit. 3P api wak They sit.

Rule #2: if a verb ends in ē, change ē to ā for 1’s and 2’s only. kīwē – go home 1 nikīwān I go home. 2 ki kīwā n You _________ 3 kīwē w He/she __________ 1P ni kīwānān We (excl.) ____________ 2I ki kīwā naw We (incl.) _____________ 2P ki kīwā wāw You (pl.) _____________ 3P kīwē wak They _______________