Assiniboine
Verbs table
| gloss | layer | 1 sg | 1 du | 1 pl | 2 sg | 2 pl | 3 sg | 3 pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shout | lexeme | wapá̜ | u̜pá̜ | u̜pá̜pi | yapá̜ | yapá̜pi | pá̜ | pá̜pi |
| arrive.there | lexeme | waʔí | u̜kí | u̜kípi | yaʔí | yaʔípi | í | ípi |
| think.about | lexeme | ecʰámį | u̜kécʰį | u̜kécʰįpi | ecʰánį | ecʰánįpi | ecʰį | ecʰįpi |
| say (direct quote) | lexeme | epʰá | u̜kéya | u̜kéyapi | ehá | ehápi | eyá | eyápi |
| take | lexeme | émnaku | éʔu̜yaku | éʔu̜yakupi | énaku | énakupi | éyaku | éyakupi |
| turn.with.the.hand | lexeme | mnuhómni | u̜yúhomni | u̜yúhomnipi | nuhómni | nuhómnipi | yuhómni | yuhómnipi |
| hurt | lexeme | mayáza̜ | u̜yaza̜ | u̜yaza̜pi | niyáza̜ | niyáza̜pi | yaza̜ | u̜yáza̜pi |
| be.one's | lexeme | mitʰáwa | u̜ḱtʰawapi | u̜ḱtʰawapi | nitʰáwa | nitʰáwapi | tʰawa | tʰawapi |
| shout | prefix | wa | u̜ | u̜ | ya | ya | zero | zero |
| arrive.there | prefix | wa | u̜k | u̜k | ya | ya | zero | zero |
| think.about | prefix | m | u̜k | u̜k | n | n | zero | zero |
| say (direct quote) | prefix | pʰ | u̜k | u̜k | h | h | zero | zero |
| take | prefix | mn | u̜ | u̜ | n | n | zero | zero |
| turn.with.the.hand | prefix | mn | u̜ | u̜ | n | n | zero | zero |
| hurt | prefix | ma | u̜ | u̜ | ni | ni | zero | u̜ |
| be.one's | prefix | m | u̜k | u̜k | n | n | zero | zero |
| shout | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| arrive.there | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| think.about | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| say (direct quote) | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| take | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| turn.with.the.hand | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| hurt | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| be.one's | stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem | #stem |
| shout | suffix | zero | zero | pi | zero | pi | zero | pi |
| arrive.there | suffix | zero | zero | pi | zero | pi | zero | pi |
| think.about | suffix | zero | zero | pi | zero | pi | zero | pi |
| say (direct quote) | suffix | zero | zero | pi | zero | pi | zero | pi |
| take | suffix | zero | zero | pi | zero | pi | zero | pi |
| turn.with.the.hand | suffix | zero | zero | pi | zero | pi | zero | pi |
| hurt | suffix | zero | zero | pi | zero | pi | zero | pi |
| be.one's | suffix | zero | pi | pi | zero | pi | zero | pi |
Assiniboine notes
Active verbs
Multiple inflection of 1sg, 2sg, 2pl can occur in certain Y-stem verbs. It consists of a regular active pronominal affix plus the y-stem pronominals at each occurrence of a stem y within the word.
Stative verbs ('hurt', 'be one's')
Plurality can be determined on inanimate subjects through context of the verb (i.e. no additional affixes), with the plural affix --pi or reduplication of the stem.
References
Cumberland, Linda A. 2005. A grammar of Assinboine: A Siouan Language of the Northern Plains. PhD thesis, Indiana University.