Datapoint Michif/Special dependent person forms for subject and object

Michif verbs are used as in Cree. The verbs inflect for subject and (indirect) object. There are two sets of forms, one (roughly) for main clauses, the other for subordinate clauses. These sets are usually called the independent and conjunct orders. The total number of person affixes in the verb (seven persons, intransitive, transitive, animate, inanimate) exceeds 50.

There are a number of morphophonological processes that obscure the person prefixes: *ni- merges with stops /p t k/ to become /b d g/, and and the second person prefix ki- merges with verb-initial k- (stem or tense marker) into just k-." (kik- > k)

Values

Dependent subject and object forms

Example 75-30:
Kahkiyaw kaanihtaweehtaman kamiyitin.
Kahkiyaw
all
kaa-nihtaweehtam-an
rel-need.inan-2sg
ka-miy-iti-n.
2sg.fut-give-inv-1sg
Everything that you need, I will give you.

Source: Fleury 2007

Example 75-63:
Ta fiy mitoni gakanaweeyimaaw.
Ta
2sg.poss
fiy
girl
mitoni
very
ga-kanaweeyim-aaw.
1.fut-take.care.of-3.obj
I will take care of your daughter very well.

Source: Fleury 2007

Confidence:
Very certain