Derived Nouns

Nouns Ending in -win

Observation
ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐋᐤ ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐋᐧᐃᓐ
saachihiiwaau saachihiiwaawin
s/he loves love

The final -win can be added to a VAI verb stem to create an inanimate noun. For example you can take the stem ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐋ saachihiiwaa- of the verb ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐋᐤ saachihiiwaau S/he loves him/her and then add the final -win to create ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ saachihiiwaawin love. Nouns ending in -win can express both things and ideas, concrete and abstract.

Verb Animate Intransitive Noun Inanimate
ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᒑᐤ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᒑᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word chiskutimaachaau Click here to hear this word chiskutimaachaawin
s/he teaches teaching/education
ᐅᒋᒫᐆ ᐅᒋᒫᐅᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word uchimaauu Click here to hear this word uchimaauwin
s/he is a leader leadership
ᓂᐹᐤ ᓂᐹᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word nipaau Click here to hear this word nipaawin
s/he sleeps bed
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word ayimihaau Click here to hear this word ayimihaawin
s/he prays prayer
ᐃᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ ᐃᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word isinihkaasuu Click here to hear this word isinihkaasuwin
s/he is named name
ᐋᐱᑎᓰᐤ ᐋᐱᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word aapitisiiu Click here to hear this word aapitisiiwin
s/he works work
ᓂᑭᒨ ᓂᑭᒧᓐ
Click here to hear this word nikimuu Click here to hear this word nikimun
s/he sings song
ᐊᔨᒥᐤ ᐊᔨᒥᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word ayimiu Click here to hear this word ayimiwin
s/he speaks language
ᒫᑎᐧᐋᐤ ᒫᑎᐧᐋᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word maatiwaau Click here to hear this word maatiwaawin
s/he plays game

Some nouns are made by adding just the final -n to a verb stem ending in -u. For example ᓂᑭᒧᓐ nikimun song. Another example is ᔒᑭᐦᐆ shiikihuu s/he combs hair. which becomes ᔒᑭᐦᐆᓐ shiikihun a comb. These are relatively rare.