(verb of addiction)
anokiishki
vai
s/he is always working, is a "workaholic"
(verb of pretending)
anokiikaazo
vai
s/he pretends to work
(causative)
anokii'
vta
make h/ work, put h/ to work, employ h/
(reciprocal)
anokii'idiwag
vai
they make each other work, put each other to work
(reflexive)
anokii'idizo
vai
s/he makes h/ self work
(reflexive)
anokiitaadizo
vai
s/he works for h/ self
(reflexive)
anokiitaazo
vai
s/he works for h/ self
(detransitive)
anokiitaage
vai
s/he works for people
(verb of abundance)
anokiiwinikaa
vii
there is (a lot of) work
(applicative)
anokaadan
vti
work on or at it
(applicative)
anokaazh
vta
work on or at h/
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