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ᐄᑖᔨᒫᐤ N

iitaayimaau

vta stem: m/n/p/y

s/he thinks of him/her in a certain way, s/he perceives her/him, it (anim) in such a certain way

il/elle pense à lui/elle d'une certaine façon, il/elle croit qu'il/elle (animé)..., il/elle pense qu'il/elle (animé)...

Ex:

ᐄᑖᔨᒫᐤ ᐧᐋᔥ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐋᐦ ᐋᐦᑯᓯᔨᒡᐦ ᐧᐋᓵ ᐋᑳ ᐧᐄᐦ ᒦᒋᓱᔨᒡᐦ᙮

iitaayimaau waash aniyaah aah aahkusiyich-h waasaa aakaa wiih miichisuyich-h.

S/he thinks s/he is sick because s/he does not want to eat anything.

Il croit qu'elle est malade parce qu'elle ne veut rien manger.

perceive (N:2 S:2)

think (N:28 S:13)

croire (N:12 S:2)

penser (N:32 S:34)

ᐄᑌᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ (N:210 S:267)
mental predicates

-aayimaau (N) (final (vta)) (N:93)
by mind, thinking, feeling

-maau (final vta) (N:329)
mouth, face, speech

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ᐄᑖᔨᐦᑎᒻ iitaayihtim [vti]
N s/he thinks of it a certain way