The "Set A" verb 'tell it'
Root verb -nohe-
Present Tense
ᏥᏃᎮᎭ - tsi-nohe-ha - I am telling it.
ᎯᏃᎮᎭ - hi-nohe-ha - you are telling it.
ᎧᏃᎮᎭ - ka-nohe-ha - he/she/it is telling it.
ᎢᏂᏃᎮᎭ - ini-nohe-ha - the two of us (including you) are telling it.
ᏍᏗᏃᎮᎭ - sdi-nohe-ha - you two are telling it.
ᎣᏍᏗᏃᎮᎭ - osdi-nohe-ha - the two of us (not including you) are telling it.
ᎢᏗᏃᎮᎭ - idi-nohe-ha we - (including you) are all telling it.
ᎣᏥᏃᎮᎭ - otsi-nohe-ha - we (not including you) are all telling it.
ᎢᏥᏃᎮᎭ - itsi-nohe-ha - you are all telling it.
Passive & Complexed Bound
Pronouns
Note: This verb generally addresses animate/living objects. For more about Animate Object Pronouns, see Pronoun Prefixes IIIin the Grammar Section of this website.
ᎥᎩᏃᎮᎭ - vgi-nohe-ha - I am being told.
ᎡᏣᏃᎮᎭ - etsa-nohe-ha - you are being told.
ᎨᏥᏃᎮᎭ - getsi-nohe-ha - they are being told.
ᎬᏃᎮᎭ - gv-nohe-ha - I am telling you.
ᏍᏛᏃᎮᎭ - sdv-nohe-ha - I am telling you two.
ᎢᏨᏃᎮᎭ - itsv-nohe-ha - I am telling you all.
ᎦᏥᏃᎮᎭ - gatsi-nohe-ha - I am telling them.
ᏍᎩᏃᎮᎭ - sgi-nohe-ha - You (sg) are telling me.
ᏍᎩᎾᏃᎮᎭ - sgina-nohe-ha - you two are telling me.
ᎢᏍᎩᏃᎮᎭ - isgi-nohe-ha - you are telling us all.
ᎦᎯᏃᎮᎭ - gahi-nohe-ha - you are telling them (animate).
Click here:I -> youto see more about the "I to you" pronoun
Click here:you -> meto see more about the "you to me" pronoun
Habitual
ᏥᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - tsi-ɂnohe-hsgoɂi - I tell it.
ᎯᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - hi-hnohe-hsgoɂi - you tell it.
ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - ka-nohe-hsgoɂi - he/she/it tells it.
ᎢᏂᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - ini-hnohe-hsgoɂi - the two of us (including you) tell it.
ᏍᏗᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - sdi-hnohe-hsgoɂi - you two tell it.
ᎣᏍᏗᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - osdi-nohe-hsgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) tell it.
ᎢᏗᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - idi-hnohe-hsgoɂi - we (including you) all tell it.
ᎣᏥᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - otsi-hnohe-hsgoɂi - we (not including you) all tell it.
ᎢᏥᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - itsi-hnohe-hsgoɂi - you all tell it.
ᎠᏂᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ - ani-hnohe-hsgoɂi - they tell it.
1. ᎤᏥ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ ᏧᎩᏨᏅᎳ ᎤᏒᎢ.
Utsi kanohelvsgi kanohesgoɂi tsugitsvnvla usv'i.
His mother tells him a story every night.
2. Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᏃᎮᎭ? ᏢᎨᏛᎴ Do yusdi hinoheha?
What are you telling her?
3. ᎠᎨᏳᏣᏍᎪ ᎤᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᎯ?
Agehyutsasgo ugatidisdi kanoheha?.
Is he telling the girl to wait for him?
4. ᎠᎱᏍᏗ ᏣᏃᎮᏗ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ.
Gohusdi tsanohedi uduliha.
He wants to tell you something.
5. Ꭺ ᎦᏛᏁ ᎦᏥᏃᎮᎭ.
Go gadvne gatsinoheha.
I am telling them what I am doing.
6. ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏍᎩᏃᎮᎭ.
Kanohelvsgi isginoheha.
You are telling us a story.
ᎤᏥ - utsi - his mother
ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏍᎩ - kanohelvsgi - a story
ᏧᎩᏨᏅᎳ - tsugitsvnvla usvi - every night
ᎤᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ - u(ga)tidisdi - for him/her to wait for him/her/it
ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ - tsugitsvnvda - everyday
ᏣᏃᎮᏗ - tsanohedi - he to tell you
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.* ᎠᎩᏃᎮᎸᎢ - aki-nohe-hlvɂi - I told it.
ᏣᏃᎮᎸᎢ - tsha-nohe-hlvɂi - you told it.
ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎢ - u-hnohe-hlvɂi - he/she/it told it.
ᎩᏂᏃᎮᎸᎢ - gini-hnohe-hlvɂi - the two of us (including you) told it.
ᏍᏗᏃᎮᎸᎢ - sdi-hnohe-hlvɂi - you two told it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏃᎮᎸᎢ - ogini-hnohe-hlvɂi - the two of us (not including you) told it.
ᎢᎩᏃᎮᎸᎢ - igi-hnohe-hlvɂi - we (including you) all told it.
ᎣᎩᏃᎮᎸᎢ - ogi-hnohe-hlvɂi - we (not including you) all told it.
ᎢᏥᏃᎮᎸᎢ - itsi-hnohe-hlvɂi - you all told it.
ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸᎢ - uni-hnohe-hlvɂi - they told it.
Complexed Bound Pronouns on Remote Past
ᎬᏃᎮᎸᎢ - kv-ɂnohe-hlvɂi - I told you.
ᏍᏛᏃᎮᎸᎢ - sdv-hnohe-hlvɂi - I told you two.
ᎢᏨᏃᎮᎸᎢ - itsv-hnohe-hlvɂi - I told you all.
ᎦᏥᏃᎮᎸᎢ - gatsi-hnohe-hlvɂi - I told them.
ᏍᎩᏃᎮᎸᎢ - sgi-hnohe-hlvɂi - You (sg) told me.
ᏍᎩᎾᏃᎮᎸᎢ - sgina-hnohe-hlvɂi - you two told me.
ᎢᏍᎩᏃᎮᎸᎢ - isgi-hnohe-hlvɂi - you told us all.
ᎦᎯᏃᎮᎸᎢ - gahi-hnohe-hlvɂi - you told them (animate).
Imperative/Immediate
ᏍᏗᏃᎲᎳ! - sdinohvla! - [you two] Tell it!
ᎢᏥᏃᎲᎳ - itsinohvla! - [you all] Tell it!
ᎩᏂᏃᎲᎳ! - gininohvla! - Let's [you and I] tell it!
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.* ᎠᎩᏃᎮᎸᎢ - aki-nohe-hdi - for me to tell it.
ᏣᏃᎮᎸᎢ - tsha-nohe-hdi - for you to tell it.
ᎤᏃᎮᏗ - u-hnohe-hdi - for him/her/it to tell it.
ᎩᏂᏃᎮᎸᎢ - gini-hnohe-hdii - for the two of us (including you) to tell it.
ᏍᏗᏃᎮᎸᎢ - sdi-hnohe-hdi - for you two to tell it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏃᎮᎸᎢ - ogini-hnohe-hdi - for the two of us (not including you) to tell it.
ᎢᎩᏃᎮᎸᎢ - igi-hnohe-hdi - for us (including you) all to tell it.
ᎣᎩᏃᎮᎸᎢ - ogi-hnohe-hdi - for us (not including you) all to tell it.
ᎢᏥᏃᎮᎸᎢ - itsi-hnohe-hdi - for you all told it.
ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸᎢ - uni-hnohe-hdi - for theym to tell it.