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18. More Verb Forms

Turtle Mountain spelling

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English Michif
To Dress
    Dressed (I got) gee pohtashawkawn
    Dressed (you got) kee pohtashawkawn
    Dressed (she/he got) kee pouhtashawkayw
    Dressed (they got) kee pouhtashawkaywak
    Dressed (we got) gee pouhtashawkawnawn
 
To Drink
    I drank. gee minihkwawn.
    They drank. kee minihkwaywak.
    Drank (I) gee minihkwawn
    Drank (you) kee minihkwawn
    Drank (they) kee minihkwaywak
    Drank (we) gee minihkwawnawn
 
To Finish
    I finish Booyoonn
    You finish Ki pooyoonn
    He/she finishes Pooyoow
    We (not you) finish Booyoonawnn
    We (all of us) finish Ki pooyoonawnn
    You (plural) finish Ki pooyoonawwow
    They finish Pooyoowak
 
To Get Up
    Get up (to) pashikoohk
    Got up (I) gee pashikoon
    Get up (you'll) ka pashikoon
    Got up (he/she) kee pashikoow
    Get up (they'll) ka pashikoowuk
    Get up (I'll) ga pashikoon
 
To Go
    Go (you'll) ka itouhtawn
    Go (I'll) ga itouhtawn
    Go (he'll) ka itouhtayw
    Go (they'll) ka itouhtaywuk
    Go (we'll, including you) ka itouhtawnawn
 
To Go Home
    Go home keeway
    He/she went home kee keewayw
    I went home gee keewawn
    Come home pay keeway
 
To Hear
    I heard him/her. Gee payhtawow.
    You heard him/her. (Ki)kee payhtawow.
    He/she heard him/her. Kee payhtawayw.
    I heard it. Gee payhtaen.
    You heard it. Ki kee payhtaen.
    She/he heard it. Kee payhtum.
    She/he heard you. (Ki) kee payhtawk.
    He/she heard me. Gee payhtawk.
    You heard me. Kee payhtawin.
    I heard you. Kee paystatin.
 
To Wait
    Wait for him/her. Payhih.
    Are you still waiting? Keeyawpit cheen ki payhoon.
    Let's wait for him/her. Payhawtawk.
Kapayhawnawn
    What are we waiting for? Kaykwawy ay payhtawyahk?
    What are you waiting for? Kaykwawy ay payhtawyen?

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