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{en} attention

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ᐃᔮᐱᑖᔨᒫᐤ iyaapitaayimaau [vta]
N s/he, it (anim) pays attention to, cares for, is interested in her/him

ᐃᔮᐱᑖᔨᐦᑎᒻ iyaapitaayihtim [vti]
N s/he, it (anim) pays attention, cares for it, is interested in it

ᐲᐳᑖᓂᒻ piiputaanim [vti]
N s/he makes smoke to attract attention

ᓂᓈᑭᓯᓂᐧᐋᐤ ninaakisiniwaau [vta]
N s/he pays close attention to her/his appearance, activities because of her/his attraction to her/him

ᓂᓈᑭᓯᓂᒻ ninaakisinim [vti]
N s/he pays attention to its appearance

ᓈᓈᑭᒋᐦᐋᐤ naanaakichihaau [vta]
N s/he, it (anim) looks after her/him, it (anim) notices her/him, it (anim), pays attention to her/him, it (anim)

ᐃᔮᐱᓯᐦᑐᐧᐁᐤ iyaapisihtuweu [vta]
S s/he pays attention to what s/he says

ᐃᔮᐱᓯᐦᑕᒻ iyaapisihtam [vti]
S s/he pays attention to it

ᒨᔅᑎᐦᑌᓇᒧᐧᐁᐤ muustihtenamuweu [vta]
S s/he makes smoke to attract his/her attention

ᒨᔅᑎᐦᑌᓇᒻ muustihtenam [vti]
S s/he makes smoke to attract attention

ᓂᑐᐧᐁᐧᓭᐤ nituwesweu [vta]
S s/he fires a shot to attract his/her attention

ᓂᑐᐧᐁᔅᒉᐤ nituwescheu [vai]
S s/he fires a shot to attract attention

ᓇᓈᑲᓯᓄᐧᐁᐤ nanaakasinuweu [vta]
S s/he pays attention to his/her appearance, the way he/she does things

ᓇᓈᑲᓯᓇᒻ nanaakasinam [vti]
S s/he pays attention to its appearance