Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verbs of Abundance (“it is an area with lots of…”)

Observation
ᔒᔒᑉ ᔒᔒᐱᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word shiishiip Click here to hear this word shiishiipiskaau
duck this is an area with lots of ducks
ᒥᔅᑎᒄ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word mistikw Click here to hear this word mistikuskaau
tree this is an area with lots of trees

We can add -skaau to a noun to make a verb meaning It is an area with lots of …. This is usually added to nouns of plants, trees, animals, and people.

ᔒᔒᑉ ᔒᔒᐱᔅᑳᐤ᙮
Click here to hear this word shiishiip Click here to hear this word shiishiipiskaau.
duck This is an area with lots of ducks.
ᒥᔅᑎᒄ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᔅᑳᐤ᙮
Click here to hear this word mistikw Click here to hear this word mistikuskaau.
tree This is an area with lots of tree.
ᒦᒋᒻ ᒦᒋᒥᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word miichim Click here to hear this word miichimiskaau
food This is an area with lots of food.
ᐧᐋᒋᓈᑭᓐ ᐧᐋᒋᓈᑭᓂᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word waachinaakin Click here to hear this word waachinaakiniskaau
tamarack this is an area with lots of tamarack
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ ᐊᒥᔅᑯᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word amiskw Click here to hear this word amiskuskaau
beaver this is an area with lots of beaver
ᐱᔮᐤ ᐱᔮᓰᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word piyaau Click here to hear this word piyaasiiskaau
partridge this is an area with lots of partridge
ᒫᓂᑖᐤ ᒫᓂᑖᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word maanitaau Click here to hear this word maanitaaskaau
visitor his is an area with lots of visitor
ᐱᔮᓯᐤ ᐱᔮᓰᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word piyaasiu Click here to hear this word piyaasiiskaau
turkey this is an area with lots of turkey
ᐱᔑᐤ ᐱᔒᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word pishiu Click here to hear this word pishiiskaau
lynx this is an area with lots of lynx

Some nouns like ᐱᔮᓯᐤ piyaasiu turkey change their endings before adding the final -skaau. The rules are the same as for adding the locative suffix. See Noun Stems.