The Animate Object Pronouns Verb 'to catch someone (or any living object)'
(also means 'to arrest someone')

Root verb -niyi-

Note: Animate object pronouns, where different from Set A or Set B object pronouns, are used in all tenses of verb when referring to an animate/living object. For about Animate Object Prefixes,
see:Pronouns III
This verb also takes "Set A" pronouns for the meaning of "to catch it" with "it" being some inanimate object, such as a ball or anything thrown. 

Present Tense

ᏥᏂᏱᎭ - tsi:-niyi-ha - I am catching someone.

ᎯᏂᏱᎭ- hi:-niyi-ha - you are catching someone.

ᎦᏂᏱᎭ- ga-niyi-ha - he/she/it is catching someone.

ᎡᏂᏂᏱᎭ- eni-niyi-ha - the two of us (including you) are catching someone.

ᎡᏍᏗᏂᏱᎭ- esdi-niyi-ha - you two are catching someone.

ᎣᏍᏗᏂᏱᎭ- osdi-niyi-ha - the two of us (not including you) are catching someone.

ᎡᏗᏂᏱᎭ- edi-niyi-ha - we (including you) are all catching someone.

ᎣᏥᏂᏱᎭ- otsi-niyi-ha - we (not including you) are all catching someone.

ᎡᏥᏂᏱᎭ- etsi-niyi-ha - you are all catching someone.

ᎠᏂᏂᏱᎭ- ani-niyi-ha - they two are catching someone.

Practice Sentences

1. ᎠᏣᏗ ᎨᏗᏂᏱᎭ Atsaɂdi gediniyiha.
    We are all catching (some) fish.

2. ᎡᏍᏗᏂᏱᎭᏧ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ? Esdiniyihatsu nasgi asgaya?
   Are you two arresting that man?

3. ᏥᏍᏚ ᎠᏂᏂᏱᎭ. Tsisdu aniniyiha.
    They are catching (him) the rabbit.


Vocabulary

ᎠᏣᏗ - atsaɂdi - fish
ᏥᏍᏚ - tsisdu - rabbit

Habitual Present

ᏥᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - tsi:-niyi-sgoɂi - I catch him/her (habitually)

ᎯᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - hi:-niyi-sgoɂi - You catch him/her

ᎦᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - ga-niyi-sgoɂi - He/she/it catches him/her

ᎡᏂᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - eni-niyi-sgoɂi - You and I catch him/her

ᎣᏍᏗᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - osdi-niyi-sgoɂi - He/She and I catch him/her

ᎡᏍᏗᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - esdi-niyi-sgoɂi - You two catch him/her

ᎡᏗᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - edi-niyi-sgoɂi - We (including you) catch him/her

ᎣᏥᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - otsi-niyi-sgoɂi - We (not including you) catch him/her

ᎡᏥᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - etsi-niyi-sgoɂi - You all catch him/her

ᎠᏂᏂᏱᏍᎪᎢ - ani-niyi-sgoɂi - They catch him/her


Remote Past

*Note! Animate Object pronouns have no separate Set B forms. Since there are no 3rd person (he/they) or "excluding" animate forms, those Set B forms are used where appropriate. However, some speakers will use the Set A forms of the Excluding (beginning with /o-/) with Remote Past and Infinitives for Animate Object pronouns.*


ᏥᏂᏴᎲᎢ - tsi:-niy-vhvɂi - I caught him/her

ᎯᏂᏴᎲᎢ - hi:-niy-vhvɂi - You caught him/her

ᎤᏂᏴᎲᎢ - u-niy-vhvɂi - He/She/It caught him/her

ᎡᏂᏂᏴᎲᎢ - eni-niy-vhvɂi - You and I caught him/her

ᎡᏍᏗᏂᏴᎲᎢ - esdi-niy-vhvɂi - You two caught him/her

ᎣᎩᏂᏂᏴᎲᎢ - ogini-niy-vhvɂi - He/She/It and I caught him/her

ᎡᏗᏂᏴᎲᎢ - edi-niy-vhvɂi - We all (including you) caught him/her

ᎣᎩᏂᏴᎲᎢ - ogi-niy-vhvɂi - We (They and I  not including you) caught him/her

ᎡᏥᏂᏴᎲᎢ - etsi-niy-vhvɂi - You all caught him/her

ᎤᏥᏂᏴᎲᎢ - uni-niy-vhvɂi - They caught him/her


Practice Sentences

ᎲᎦ ᎢᏯᏂᎢ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎨᎯᏂᏴᎮ? - Hvga iyani atsaɂdi gehiniyvhe? -
How many fish did you catch?


Imperative/Immediate

ᎯᏂᏯ! - hi:-niy-a! (you) catch him/her!
ᎡᏍᏗᏂᏯ! - esdi-niy-a! - You two, catch him/her!
ᎨᏥᏂᏯ! - getsi-niyi-a! - All of you, catch them!
ᎨᏗᏂᏯ! - gedi-niyi-a! - Let's catch them!

Infinitive

*Note! Animate Object pronouns have no separate Set B forms. Since there are no 3rd person (he/they) or "excluding" animate forms, those Set B forms are used where appropriate. However, some speakers will use the Set A forms of the Excluding Pronouns (beginning with /o-/) with Remote Past and Infinitives for Animate Object pronouns.*


ᏥᏂᏱᏗ - tsi:-niy-hdi - for me to catch him

ᎯᏂᏱᏗ - hi:-niy-hdi - for you to catch him/her

ᎤᏂᏱᏗ - u-niy-hdi - for him/her/it to catch him/her

ᎩᏂᏂᏱᏗ - eni-niy-hdi - for you and I, us to catch him/her

ᏍᏗᏂᏱᏗ - esdi-niy-hdi - for you two to catch him/her

ᎣᎩᏂᏂᏱᏗ - ogini-niy-hdi - for him/her and I, the two of us (not including you) to catch him/her

ᎢᎩᏂᏱᏗ - edi-niy-hdi - for all of us to catch him/her

ᎣᎩᏂᏱᏗ - ogi-niy-hdi - for them and me, all of us (excluding you) to catch him/her

ᎢᏥᏂᏱᏗ - etsi-niy-hdi - for you all to catch him/her

ᎤᏂᏂᏱᏗ - uni-niy-hdi - for them to catch him/her