Compound Verbs

Preform + Verb Final

Observation

ᒥᔪ + ᓈᑯᓯᐤ		ᒥᔫᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮
miyu + naakusiu	=	miyunaakusiu.
good + looks like		S/he looks nice.

The verb ᒥᔫᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮ miyunaakusiu. S/he looks nice. is made from the preform ᒥᔪ miyu good and the VAI verb final ᓈᑯᓯᐤ naakusiu looks like. The resulting verb is a VAI verb.

Examples:

ᒥᔪ + ᐦᑖᑯᓯᐤ	=	ᒥᔪᐦᑖᑯᓯᐤ᙮
miyu + htaakusiu	=	miyuhtaakusiu.
good + looks like	=	S/he sounds nice.
ᒥᔪ + ᐦᑖᑯᓐ	=	ᒥᔪᐦᑖᑯᓐ᙮
miyu + htaakun	=	miyuuhtaakun.
good + sound	=	It sounds nice. (VII)
ᒥᔪ + ᒫᑯᓯᐤ	=	ᒥᔪᒫᑯᓯᐤ᙮
miyu + maakusiu	=	miyumaakusiu.
good + smell	=	S/he smells nice. (VAI)
ᒥᔪ + ᒫᑯᓐ	=	ᒥᔪᒫᑯᓐ᙮
miyu + maakun	=	miyumaakun.
good + smell	=	It smells nice. (VII)

Add some examples with other (complex) finals./ or other preforms, or treat it thematically (sounds, smells, looks…).Only miyu verbs, primary derivation with preverb!