Derived Verbs (Primary)
Initial + Medial + Final
Observation
| Verb Initial |
+ |
Verb Medial |
+ |
Verb Final |
= |
|
Verb |
| ᐅᑖᒥ |
|
ᔑᑯ |
|
ᔑᓐ |
|
|
ᐅᑖᒥᔑᑯᔑᓐ |
| utaami |
+ |
shiku |
+ |
shin |
= |
|
utaamishikushin |
| hit against |
|
ice |
|
horizontal |
|
|
s/he slips on the ice |
The verb ᐅᑖᒥᔑᑯᔑᓐ utaamishikushin s/he slips on the ice is made from the initial ᐅᑖᒥ utaami hit against, a medial ᔑᑯ shiku ice and the verb final ᔑᓐ shin horizontal.
| Verb Initial |
+ |
Verb Medial |
+ |
Verb Final |
= |
|
Verb |
| ᐅᑖᒥ |
|
ᐦᑎᒋ |
|
ᔑᓐ |
|
|
ᐅᑖᒥᐦᑎᒋᔑᓐ |
| utaami |
+ |
htichi |
+ |
shin |
= |
|
utaamihtichishin |
| hit against |
|
floor |
|
horizontal |
|
|
s/he falls on the floor |
| ᐅᑖᒥ |
|
ᐹᒋ |
|
ᔑᓐ |
|
|
ᐅᑖᒥᐹᒋᔑᓐ |
| utaami |
+ |
paachi |
+ |
shin |
= |
 |
utaamipaachishin |
| hit against |
|
water |
|
horizontal |
|
|
s/he slips and falls in the water |
| ᒌᔑᑳ |
|
|
|
ᐋᔥᑖᐤ |
|
|
ᒌᔑᑳᔥᑖᐤ |
| chiishikaa |
|
+ |
|
aashtaau |
= |
 |
chiishikaashtaau |
| day |
|
|
|
light |
|
|
it is moonlight |