Derived Verbs

Verbs of Appearance

Observation

ᓈᐹᐤ + ᓈᑯᓯᐤ		ᓈᐹᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮
naapaau + naakusiu	=	naapaaunaakusiu.
man + seem		S/he looks like a man.

The verb ᓈᐹᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮ naapaaunaakusiu. S/he looks like a man. is made from the noun ᓈᐹᐤ naapaau man and the verb final ᓈᑯᓯᐤ naakusiu seem.

Examples:

ᓈᐹᐤ + ᑯᑖᐤ	=	ᓈᐹᑯᑖᐤ᙮
naapaau + kutaau	=	naapaakutaau.
??		S/he lays down with her/his legs crossed (like a man).
ᓈᐹᐤ + ᐱᔨᐦᐆ	=	ᓈᐹᐅᐱᔨᐦᐆ᙮
naapaau + piyihuu	=	napaaupiyihuu.
??		S/he moves like a man.
ᓂᓈᐹᐤ + ᒨ	=	ᓂᓈᐹᐅᒨ᙮
ninaapaau + muu	=	ninaapaaumuu.
??		(lit.) S/he talks like a man (brags).
ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐤ + ᐦᐆ	=	ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᐦᐆ᙮
iskwaau + huu	=	iskwaauhuu.
??		S/he dresses like a woman.
ᓈᐹᐤ + ᐦᐆ	=	ᓈᐹᐅᐦᐆ᙮
napaau + huu	=	napaauhuu.
??		S/he dresses like a man.
ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤ + ᓈᑯᓯᐤ	=	ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮
chishaayiyiu + naakusiu	=	chishaayiyiunaakusiu
??		S/he looks old.
ᐧᐋᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐤ + ᒫᑯᓯᐤ	=	ᐧᐋᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐅᒫᑯᓯᐤ᙮
waamishtikushiiu + maakusiu	=	waamistikushiiumaakusiu.
??		S/he smells like a white-man.