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/-too/ final

 
s/he or it (animate) acts, moves, causes
 
Compare this AI final /-too/ to the VTI2 causative final /-t/ always followed by the theme sign /-oo/ in inflected forms.
 
Type:
final
Subtypes:
vai
animwewetoo vai s/he walks away speaking publicly, making sounds
babaamwewegamitoo vai s/he is heard going about in the water
babaamwewesagitoo vai s/he is heard walking about on the floor
babaamwewetoo vai s/he is heard about maming noise
bagamwewetoo vai s/he arrives making noise with something
bangitoo vai s/he gets quiet, quiets down
bimwewetoo vai s/he goes by talking or making noise
biidwewegamitoo vai s/he is heard coming in the water
biidwewetoo vai s/he comes making vocal noise
danwewegamitoo vai she is heard moving in the water
danwewetoo vai s/he speaks publicly, talks or makes noise in a certain place
gagwaadagitoo vai s/he has a hard time, suffers
gaaskibagitoo vai s/he rustles leaves
giizhwewetoo vai s/he finishes praying or telling a legend
godagitoo vai s/he suffers
gwaashkwebiigamitoo vai s/he is heard spashing
madwegamitoo vai s/he makes noise in the water on something
madwetoo vai s/he is heard moving or doing something
mamadwebiigamitoo vai s/he makes noise in the water
mamadwetoo vai s/he is heard moving or doing something repeatedly or here and there
maadwewetoo vai s/he begins to make sounds, begins to speak
nametoo vai s/he leaves signs of h/ presence