Compound Verbs

Verb + Verb

Observation
ᐋᔥᑎᐧᐋᐤ ᐴᑖᑎᒻ ᐋᔥᑎᐧᐋᐴᑖᑎᒻ
Click here to hear this word aashtiwaau + Click here to hear this word puutaatim = Click here to hear this word ashtiwaapuutaatim
s/he extinguishes it s/he blows on it s/he blows it out

The VTI verb ᐋᔥᑎᐧᐋᐴᑖᑎᒻ ashtiwaapuutaatim s/he blows it out is made from the stem of the VAI verb ᐋᔥᑎᐧᐋᐤ aashtiwaau s/he extinguishes it and the VTI verb ᐴᑖᑎᒻ puutaatim blow The class of the second verb (here a VTI) determines the class of the resulting verb (also a VTI).

In this way, new verbs can be created by putting two existing verbs together.

Verb Intransitive Animate + Verb Intransitive Inanimate = Verb Intransitive Inanimate
ᓈᓯᐹᐤ ᐋᐦᑐᒑᐤ ᓈᓯᐹᔮᐦᑐᒑᐤ
Click here to hear this word naasipaau + Click here to hear this word aahtuchaau = Click here to hear this word naasipaayaahtuchaau
s/he goes to shore s/he moves camp s/he moves camp to the shore
ᐲᐦᐧᑖᐤ ᐊᐱᐤ ᐲᐦᐧᑖᐅᐱᐤ
Click here to hear this word piihtwaau + Click here to hear this word apiu = Click here to hear this word piihtwaaupiu
s/he smokes. s/he sits s/he is sitting down smoking
ᐅᒋᐧᑳᒉᐤ ᐊᐱᐤ ᐅᒋᐧᑳᒉᐅᐱᐤ
Click here to hear this word uchikwaachaau + Click here to hear this word apiu = Click here to hear this word uchikwaachaaupiu
s/he fishes s/he sits s/he is sitting down fishing
ᐱᒧᐦᑖᐅᐤ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ ᐱᒧᐦᑖᐅᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ
Click here to hear this word pimuhtaau + Click here to hear this word ayimihaau = Click here to hear this word pimuhtaauyimihaau
s/he walks s/he prays s/he walks and prays