The Set "A" Verb 'ride it, straddle it'

Root verb -akilvd-

Note: This verb uses animate or inanimate subject pronouns as appropriate for what is being ridden or straddled.


Present Tense

ᏥᏯᎩᎸᏗᎭ - jiy-akilvdi-ɂa - I am riding, straddling it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎦᎩᎸᏗᎭ - g-akilvdi-ɂa- I am riding, straddling it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎯᏯᎩᎸᏗᎭ - hiy-akilvdi-ha - you are riding, straddling it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎭᎩᎸᏗᎭ - h-akilvdi-ha- you are riding, straddling it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎠᎸᏗᎭ - akilvdi-ha- he/she is riding, straddling it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᎾᎩᎸᏗᎭ - en-akilvdi-ha - you and I (the two of us) are riding it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᎾᎩᎸᏗᎭ - in-akilvdi-ha - you and I (the two of us) are riding it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)
ᎡᏍᏓᎩᎸᏗᎭ - esd-akilvdi-ha - you two are riding it (animate - horse, etc)
ᏍᏓᎩᎸᏗᎭ - sd-akilvdi-ha - you two are riding it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎣᏍᏓᎩᎸᏗᎭ - osd-akilvdi-ha - we (He/she and I - excluding you) are riding, straddling it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏓᎩᎸᏗᎭ - ed-akilvdi-ha - we all are riding it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᏓᎩᎸᏗᎭ - id-akilvdi-ha - we all are riding it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)
ᎣᏣᎩᎸᏗᎭ - ots-akilvdi-ha - we all (excluding you) are riding it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏣᎩᎸᏗᎭ - ets-akilvdi-ha - you all are riding it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᏣᎩᎸᏗᎭ - its-akilvdi-ha - you all are riding it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎠᎾᎩᎸᏗᎭ - an-akilvdi-ha - they are are riding it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)


Habitual Present

ᏥᏯᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - jiy-akilvdi-sgoɂi - I ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎦᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - g-akilvdi-sgoɂi- I ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎯᏯᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - hiy-akilvdi-sgoɂi - you ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎭᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - h-akilvdi-sgoɂi - you ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎠᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - akilvdi-sgoɂi- he/she rides, straddles it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᎾᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - en-akilvdi-sgoɂi - you and I (the two of us) ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᎾᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - in-akilvdi-sgoɂi - you and I (the two of us) ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)
ᎡᏍᏓᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - esd-akilvdi-sgoɂi - you two ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᏍᏓᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - sd-akilvdi-sgoɂi - you two ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎣᏍᏓᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - osd-akilvdi-sgoɂi - we (He/she and I - excluding you) ride, straddle it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏓᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - ed-akilvdi-sgoɂi - we all ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᏓᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - id-akilvdi-sgoɂi - we all ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)
ᎣᏣᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - ots-akilvdi-sgoɂi - we all (excluding you) ride, straddle it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏣᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - ets-akilvdi-sgoɂi - you all ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᏣᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - its-akilvdi-sgoɂi - you all ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎠᎾᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ - an-akilvdi-sgoɂi - they ride, straddle it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)


Remote Past

*Note: Remote Past and Infinitives normally take Set B Pronouns. If the object of the verb is something living, then the Animate Pronouns are used instead of Set B Pronouns in those cases.*

ᏥᏯᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - jiy-akilvta--nvɂi - I rode, straddled it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎠᏆᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - agw-akilvta--nvɂi - I rode, straddled it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎯᏯᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - hiy-akilvta--nvɂi - you rode, straddled it (animate - horse, etc)
ᏣᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - ts-akilvta--nvɂi - you rode, straddled it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎤᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - ukilvta--nvɂi - he/she rode, straddled it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᎾᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - en-akilvta--nvɂi - you and I (the two of us) rode, straddled it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎩᎾᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - gin-akilvta--nvɂi - you and I (the two of us) rode, straddled it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)
ᎡᏍᏓᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - esd-akilvta--nvɂi - you two rode, straddled it (animate - horse, etc)
ᏍᏓᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - sd-aakilvta--nvɂi - you two rode, straddled it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎣᎩᎾᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - ogin-akilvta--nvɂi - we (He/she and I - excluding you) rode, straddled it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏓᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - ed-akilvta--nvɂi - we all rode, straddled it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᎦᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - ig-akilvta--nvɂi - we all rode, straddled it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)
ᎣᎦᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - og-akilvta--nvɂi - we all (excluding you) rode, straddled it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏣᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - ets-akilvta--nvɂi - - you all rode, straddled it(animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᏣᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - its-akilvta--nvɂi - you rode, straddled it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎤᎾᎩᎸᏔᏅᎢ - un-akilvta--nvɂi - they rode, straddled it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)



Imperative/Immediate


ᎯᏯᎩᎸᏓ - hiy-akilvd-a - Ride, straddle it! (animate - horse, etc)
ᎭᎩᎸᏓ - h-akilvd-a - Ride, straddle it! (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏍᏓᎩᎸᏓ - esd-akilvd-a- You two, ride, straddle it! (animate - horse, etc)
ᏍᏓᎩᎸᏓ - sd-akilvd-a - You two, ride, straddle it! (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏣᎩᎸᏓ - ets-akilvd-a - All of you! Ride, straddle it! (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᏣᎩᎸᏓ - its-akilvd-a - All ofyou! Ride, straddle it! (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏓᎩᎸᏓ - ed-akilvd-a - Let's all are ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᏓᎩᎸᏓ - id-akilvd-a - Let's ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)


Infinitive

*Note: Remote Past and Infinitives normally take Set B Pronouns. If the object of the verb is something living, then the Animate Pronouns are used instead of Set B Pronouns in those cases.*

ᏥᏯᎩᎸᏙᏗ - jiy-akilvd-ohdi - for me to ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎠᏆᎩᎸᏙᏗ - agw-akilvd-ohdi - for me to ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎯᏯᎩᎸᏙᏗ - hiy-akilvd-ohdi - for you to ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᏣᎩᎸᏙᏗ - ts-akilvd-ohdi - for you to ride, straddle it! (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎤᎩᎸᏙᏗ - ukilvd-ohdi - he/she to ride, straddle it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᎾᎩᎸᏙᏗ - en-akilvd-ohdi - for you and me (the two of us) to ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎩᎾᎩᎸᏙᏗ - gin-akilvd-ohdi i - for you and me (the two of us) to ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)
ᎡᏍᏓᎩᎸᏙᏗ - esd-akilvd-ohdi - for the two of you to ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᏍᏓᎩᎸᏙᏗ - sd-aakilvd-ohdi - for the two of you to ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)

ᎣᎩᎾᎩᎸᏙᏗ - ogin-akilvd-ohdi - for the two of us (He/she and I - excluding you) to ride, straddle it (anything - horse, bicycle, etc)

ᎡᏓᎩᎸᏙᏗ - ed-akilvd-ohdi - for us all to ride, straddle it (animate - horse, etc)
ᎢᎦᎩᎸᏙᏗ - ig-akilvd-ohdi - for us all to ride, straddle it (inanimate - bicycle, etc)
ᎣᎦᎩᎸᏙᏗ - og-akilvd-ohdi - for us all (excluding you) to ride, straddle it (anything - horse, bicycle,


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