Derived Nouns

Nouns Ending in -kin

Observation
ᑭᐱᑖᐤ ᑭᐱᑖᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word kipitaau Click here to hear this word kipitaakin
s/he portages portage

The inanimate noun ᑭᐱᑖᑭᓐ kipitaakin portage is made of the same stem as the VAI verb ᑭᐱᑖᐤ kipitaau s/he portages and the final -kaan. The noun final -kan is one of a group of finals called concrete finals.

Verb Animate Intransitive Noun Inanimate
ᔒᐅᐦᑖᐤ ᔒᐅᐦᑖᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word shiiuhtaau Click here to hear this word shiiuhtaakin
s/he puts salt on it salt
ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐤ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word misinihiichaau Click here to hear this word misinihiikin
s/he writes book
ᐧᐋᐱᐦᐄᒑᐤ ᐧᐋᐱᐦᐄᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word waapihiichaau Click here to hear this word waapihiikin
s/he sweeps broom
ᔔᔓᐦᐄᒑᐤ ᔔᔓᐦᐄᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word shuushuhiichaau Click here to hear this word shuushuhiikin
s/he is ironing iron
ᐹᔅᒋᓯᒑᐤ ᐹᔅᒋᓯᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word paaschisichaau Click here to hear this word paaschisikin
s/he shoots gun
ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐄᒑᐤ ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word utaamihiichaau Click here to hear this word utaamihiikin
s/he hammers hammer
ᒫᑎᐦᐄᒑᐤ ᒫᑕᐦᐄᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word maatihiichaau Click here to hear this word maatihiikin
s/he scrapes the hide scraper
ᑭᐱᑖᐤ ᑭᐱᑖᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word kipitaau Click here to hear this word kipitaakin
s/he portages portage

Some VTI verb stems can be combined with -kin or -iikin, also to create concrete inanimate nouns.

Verb Inanimate Transitive Noun Inanimate
ᐹᔅᑖᒋᓂᒻ ᐹᔅᑖᒋᓂᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word paastaachinim Click here to hear this word paastaachinikin
s/he turns the page a page
ᐱᐦᒑᒋᓂᒻ ᐱᐦᒑᒋᓂᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word pihchaachinim Click here to hear this word pihchaachinikin
s/he folds it a fold
ᐱᑯᓈᐦᐊᒻ ᐱᑯᓈᐦᐄᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word pikunaahim Click here to hear this word pikunaahiikin
s/he makes a hole in it using a tool a thing used to make a hole
ᑯᓵᐹᐦᐊᒻ ᑯᓵᐹᐦᐄᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word kusaapaaham Click here to hear this word kusaapaahiikin
s/he sinks it a thing used to sink something else
ᒋᐱᐦᐊᒻ ᒋᐱᐦᐄᑭᓐ
Click here to hear this word chipiham Click here to hear this word chipihiikin
s/he closes it stopper/lid