Derived Nouns

Nouns Ending in -kan

Observation

	ᑲᐸᑖᐤ			ᑲᐸᑖᑲᓐ
	kapataau			kapataakan
	s/he portages			portage

The inanimate noun ᑲᐸᑖᑲᓐ kapataakan portage is made of the same stem, ᑲᐸᑖ kapataa-, as the VAI verb ᑲᐸᑖᐤ kapataau s/he portages. The noun final -kan is one of a group of finals called concrete finals.  There are many nouns like that, ending in -kan, which are derived from action verbs.

Verb Animate Intransitive		Noun Inanimate
	ᔒᐅᐦᑖᒉᐤ		ᔒᐅᐦᑖᑲᓐ
	shiiuhtaacheu		shiiuhtaakan
	s/he salts things		salt
	ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	masinahiicheu		masinahiikan
	s/he reads		book
	ᐧᐁᐸᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᐧᐁᐸᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	wepahiicheu		wepahiikan
	s/he sweeps		broom
	ᑎᐸᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᑎᐸᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	tipahiicheu		tipahiikan
	s/he measures		scale, yardstick
	ᔑᔓᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᔑᔓᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	shishuhiicheu (C)		shishuhiikan (C)
	s/he smoothes things		clothing iron
	ᐹᔅᒋᓯᒉᐤ		ᐹᔅᒋᓯᑲᓐ
	paaschisicheu		paaschisikan
	s/he shoots		gun
	ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	utaamahiicheu		utaamahiikan
	s/he hammers		hammer
	ᒫᑕᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᒫᑕᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	maatahiicheu		maatahiikan
	s/he scrapes hide		scraper
	ᑲᐸᑖᐤ		ᑲᐸᑖᑲᓐ
	kapataau		kapataakan
	s/he portages		portage
	ᒋᒥᐳᑖᐤ		ᒋᒥᐳᒋᑲᓐ
	chimiputaau		chimipuchikan
	s/he saws it off		saw
	ᒌᔥᒋᐳᒉᐤ		ᒌᔥᒋᐳᒋᑲᓐ
	chiishchipucheu		chiishchipuchikan
	s/he saws it off using a buck saw		buck saw
	ᒫᑯᐦᒉᐤ		ᒫᑯᐦᒋᑲᓐ
	maakuhcheu		maakuhchikan
	s/he bites		pliers

Some VTI verb stems can be combined with -kan or -(i)ikan, also to create concrete inanimate nouns.

Verb Inanimate Transitive		Noun Inanimate
	ᐹᔅᑌᒋᓇᒻ		ᐹᔅᑌᒋᓂᑲᓐ
	paastechinam		paastechinikan
	s/he turns the page		a page
	ᐱᐦᒉᒋᓇᒻ		ᐱᐦᒉᒋᓂᑲᓐ
	pihchechinam		pihchechinikan
	s/he folds it		a fold
	ᐸᑯᓀᐦᐊᒻ		ᐸᑯᓀᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	pakuneham		pakunehiikan
	s/he makes a hole in it using a tool		a thing used to make a hole
	ᑯᓵᐯᐦᐊᒻ		ᑯᓵᐯᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	kusaapeham		kusaapehiikan
	s/he sinks it		a thing used to sink something else
	ᒋᐸᐦᐊᒻ		ᒋᐸᐦᐄᑲᓐ
	chipaham		chipahiikan
	s/he closes it		stopper