Compound Nouns

Verb + Noun

Observation
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ + ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᑯᐦᑉ
chimuwin + akuhp = Click here to hear this word chimuwinakuhp
it is raining + coat raincoat

The word ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᑯᐦᑉ chimuwinakuhp raincoat is made of a verb ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ chimuwin it is raining and a noun ᐊᑯᐦᑉ akuhp coat. Such a compound noun can be made by adding a noun to an intransitive verb. The gender of the compound noun will be the same as the gender of the noun added after the verb. ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᑯᐦᑉ chimuwinakuhp in the example above is an inanimate noun because ᐊᑯᐦᑉ akuhp is inanimate. The gender of the verb does not matter.

Verb Intransitive
Inanimate
+ Noun Inanimate = Noun Inanimate
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᑯᐦᑉ
chimuwin + akuhp = Click here to hear this word chimuwinakuhp
it is raining coat raincoat
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᔥᑐᑎᓐ
chimuwin + ashtutin = Click here to hear this word chimuwinashtutin
it is raining hat rainhat
ᐱᐳᓐ ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ ᐱᐳᓇᔥᑐᑎᓐ
pipun + ashtutin = Click here to hear this word pipunashtutin
it is winter hat winter hat
ᐱᐳᓐ ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᐱᐳᓇᑯᐦᑉ
pipun + akuhp = Click here to hear this word pipunakuhp
it is winter coat winter coat

 

Verb Animate Intransitive + Noun Inanimate = Noun Inanimate
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐁᐤ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐁᐅᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ
ayimiheu + masinahiikan = Click here to hear this word ayimiheusinahiikan
s/he speaks to him book prayer book
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐁᐤ ᓂᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐁᐅᓂᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐ
ayimiheu + nikamuwin = Click here to hear this word ayimiheunikamuwin
s/he speaks to him a song/hymn hymn
ᒦᓰᐤ ᐧᐃᔮᑲᓐ ᒦᓰᐅᔮᑲᓐ
miisiiu + uyaakan = Click here to hear this word miisiiuyaakan
s/he defecates dish toilet
ᓂᐹᐤ ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ ᓂᐯᐅᔥᑐᑎᓐ
nipaau + ashtutin = Click here to hear this word nipeushtutin
s/he sleeps hat sleeping bonnet/hat
ᐸᑳᔑᒨ ᐸᔨᒌᔅ ᐸᑳᔑᒧᐸᔨᒌᔅ
pakaashimuu + payichiis = Click here to hear this word pakaashimupayichiis
s/he swims pants bathing suit
ᐸᑳᔑᒨ ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ ᐸᑳᔑᒧᔥᑐᑎᓐ
pakaashimuu + ashtutin = Click here to hear this word pakaashimushtutin
s/he swims cap bathing cap
ᓃᒨ ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᓃᒦᐅᑯᐦᑉ
niimuu + akuhp = Click here to hear this word niimiiukuhp
s/he dances dress dance dress
ᓃᐴ ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᓃᐴᑯᐦᑉ
niipuu + akuhp = Click here to hear this word niipuukuhp
s/he is standing/marries dress wedding dress
ᒉᒋᔐᐹᔮᐤ ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᒉᒋᔐᐹᔮᐅᑯᐦᑉ
chechishepaayaau + akuhp = Click here to hear this word chechishepaayaaukuhp
it is morning coat housecoat
ᐋᐦᑯᓲ ᐅᑖᐹᓐ ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᑖᐹᓐ
aahkusuu + utaapaan = Click here to hear this word aahkusiiutaapaan
s/he is sick vehicle ambulance
ᐧᐁᐱᓂᒉᐤ ᐊᔅᒋᐦᒄ ᐧᐁᐱᓂᒉᐅᔅᒋᐦᒄ
wepinicheu + aschihkw = Click here to hear this word wepinicheuschihkw
s/he throws away can/pail garbage can

 

Verb Inanimate Intransitive + Noun Animate = Noun Animate
ᑎᐱᔅᑳᐤ ᐲᓯᒻ ᑎᐱᔅᑳᐅᐲᓯᒻ
tipiskaau + piisim = Click here to hear this word tipiskaaupiisim
it is night sun moon (C)
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐸᔩᒌᔥ ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᐸᔩᒌᔥ
chimuun + payiichiish = Click here to hear this word chimuunipayiichiish
it is raining pants rainpants
ᐱᐳᓐ ᐊᔅᑎᓴᒡ ᐱᐳᓇᔅᑎᓴᒡ
pipun + astisach = Click here to hear this word pipunastisach
it is winter mitts winter mitts
ᓃᐱᓐ ᐱᔦᔒᔥ ᓃᐱᓇᐱᔦᔒᔥ
niipin + piyeshiish = Click here to hear this word niipinapiyeshiish
it is summer bird summer bird
ᐧᐋᐱᓐ ᐊᒐᑯᔥ ᐧᐋᐸᓇᒋᐦᑯᔥ
waapan + achahkush = Click here to hear this word waapanachahkush
it is morning star morning star

 

Verb Animate Intransitive + Noun Animate = Noun Animate
ᐅᐦᐸᐦᐆ ᐲᓯᒻ ᐅᐦᐸᐦᐆᐲᓯᒻ
uhpahuu + piisim = Click here to hear this word uhpahuupiisim
s/he flies off sun/month August
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐁᐤ ᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐁᐅᒋᒫᐤ
ayimiheu + uchimaau = Click here to hear this word ayimiheuchimaau
s/he talks to him boss priest
ᐹᔅᒋᓯᒉᐤ ᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᐹᔅᒋᓯᒉᐅᒋᒫᐤ
paaschisicheu + uchimaau = Click here to hear this word paaschisicheuchimaau
s/he shoots boss shooting boss
ᓂᑐᐸᔫ ᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᓂᑐᐸᔫᒋᒫᐤ
nitupayuu + uchimaau = Click here to hear this word nitupayuuchimaau
s/he fights in war boss commander (war)