Derived Verbs (Primary)

Initial + Verb Final

Observation

ᓲᐦᒡ		ᒫᑯᓐ			ᓲᐦᒋᒫᑯᓐ
suuhch	+	maakun	=		suuhchimaakun
strong		smell			it smells strong

The verb ᓲᐦᒋᒫᑯᓐ suuhchimaakun it smells strong is made from the initial ᓲᐦᒡ suuhch strong and the verb final ᒫᑯᓐ maakun smell. Here are some other examples:

Verb Initial	+	Verb Final	=		Verb
ᒌᐦᑳ		ᓈᑯ			ᒌᐦᑳᓈᑯᓐ
chiihkaa	+	naakun	=		chiihkaanaakun
clear		seems like			it is visible
ᐲᒥ		ᐱᔨᐤ			ᐲᒥᐱᔨᐤ
piimi	+	piyiu	=		piimipiyu
crooked		move			it is crooked
ᐱᒥ		ᐅᐦᑖᐤ			ᐱᒧᐦᑖᐤ
pimi	+	uhtaau	=		pimuhtaau
along		walk			s/he is walking
ᐱᒥ		ᐱᔨᐤ			ᐱᒥᐱᔨᐤ
pimi	+	piyiu	=		pimipiyiu
along		move			s/he travels by vehicule
ᐱᒥ		ᔑᓐ			ᐱᒥᔑᓐ
pimi	+	shin	=		pimishin
along		horizontal			s/he is lying down
ᐅᑖᒥ		ᔑᓐ			ᐅᑖᒥᔑᓐ
utaami	+	shin	=		utaamishin
hit against		horizontal			s/he slips and falls

An initial can also be added to an existing verb, like ᒌᔑᑳᐤ chiishikaau it is day that then counts as a new final.