vii = Inanimate intransitive verb

ni = Inanimate noun

Eshi mishkutshipanit pipun: Seasons (The way the year changes)

Sheshatshiu-aimun

Mushuau-aimun

shikuan vii: It is spring

Sheshatshiu-aimun

Mushuau-aimun

nipin vii: It is summer (or ni: summer)

Sheshatshiu-aimun

Mushuau-aimun

takuatshin vii: It is fall

Sheshatshiu-aimun

Mushuau-aimun

pipun vii: It is winter (or ni: winter)

Sheshatshiu-aimun

Mushuau-aimun