Compound Nouns

Verb + Noun

Observation
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ + ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑯᐦᑉ
chimuwin + akuhp = Click here to hear this word chimuwinikuhp
It is raining + coat raincoat

The word ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑯᐦᑉ chimuwinikuhp 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. ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑯᐦᑉ chimuwinikuhp 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 ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑯᐦᑉ
chimuwin + akuhp = Click here to hear this word chimuwinikuhp
it is raining coat raincoat
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᔥᑐᑎᓐ
chimuwin + ashtutin = Click here to hear this word chimuunishtutin
it is raining hat rainhat
ᐱᐳᓐ ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ ᐱᐳᓂᔥᑐᑎᓐ
pipun + ashtutin = Click here to hear this word pipunishtutin
it is winter hat winter hat
ᐱᐳᓐ ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᐱᐳᓂᑯᐦᑉ
pipun + akuhp = Click here to hear this word pipunikuhp
it is winter coat winter coat

 

Verb Animate Intransitive + Noun Inanimate = Noun Inanimate
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐅᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ
ayimihaau + misinihiikin = Click here to hear this word ayimihaausinihiikin
s/he speaks to him book prayer book
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᓐ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐅᓂᑭᒧᓐ
ayimihaau + nikimun = Click here to hear this word ayimihaaunikimun
s/he speaks to him a song/hymn hymn
ᒦᓰᐤ ᐧᐃᔮᑭᓐ ᒦᓰᐅᔮᑭᓐ
miisiiu + wiyaakin = Click here to hear this word miisiiuyaakin
s/he defecates dish toilet
ᓂᐹᐤ ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ ᓂᐹᐅᔥᑐᑎᓐ
nipaau + ashtutin = Click here to hear this word nipaaushtutin
s/he sleeps hat sleeping bonnet/hat
ᐱᑳᔑᒨ ᐱᔨᒌᔅ ᐱᑳᔑᒨᐱᔨᒌᔅ
pikaashimuu + piyichiis = Click here to hear this word pikaashimuupiyichiis
s/he swims pants bathing suit
ᐱᑳᔑᒨ ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ ᐱᑳᔑᒨᔥᑐᑎᓐ
pikaashimuu + ashtutin = Click here to hear this word pikaashimuushtutin
s/he swims cap bathing cap
ᓃᒨ ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᓃᒦᐅᑯᐦᑉ
niimuu + akuhp = Click here to hear this word niimiiukuhp
s/he dances dress dance dress
ᒑᒋᔖᐹᔮᐤ ᐊᑯᐦᑉ ᒑᒋᔖᐹᔮᐅᑯᐦᑉ
chaachishaapaayaau + akuhp = Click here to hear this word chaachishaapaayaaukuhp
it is morning coat housecoat
ᐧᐋᐱᓂᐤ ᐊᔅᒋᐦᒄ ᐧᐋᐱᓂᒑᐅᔅᒋᐦᒄ
waapinichaau + aschihkw = Click here to hear this word waapinichaauschihkw
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
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐱᔨᒌᔅ ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᐱᔨᒌᔅ
chimuwin + piyichiis = Click here to hear this word chimuwinipiyichiis
it is raining pants rainpants
ᐱᐳᓐ ᐊᔅᑎᓯᒡ ᐱᐳᓂᔅᑎᓯᒡ
pipun + astisich = Click here to hear this word pipunistisich
it is winter mitts winter mitts
ᓃᐱᓐ ᐱᔮᔒᔥ ᓃᐱᓂᐱᔮᔒᔥ
niipin + piyaashiish = Click here to hear this word niipinipiyaashiish
it is summer bird summer bird
ᐧᐋᐱᓐ ᐊᒋᐦᑯᔥ ᐧᐋᐱᓂᒋᐦᑯᔥ
waapin + achihkush = Click here to hear this word waapinichihkush
it is morning star morning star

 

Verb Animate Intransitive + Noun Animate = Noun Animate
ᐅᐦᐱᐦᐆ ᐲᓯᒻ ᐅᐦᐱᐦᐆᐲᓯᒻ
uhpihuu + piisim = Click here to hear this word uhpihuupiisim
s/he flies off sun/month August
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ ᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐅᒋᒫᐤ
ayimihaau + uchimaau = Click here to hear this word ayimihaauchimaau
s/he talks to him boss priest
ᐹᔅᒋᒑᐤ ᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᐹᔅᒋᒑᐅᒋᒫᐤ
paaschichaau + uchimaau = Click here to hear this word paaschichaauchimaau
s/he shoots boss shooting boss
ᓂᑐᐱᔨᐤ ᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᓂᑐᐱᔨᐅᒋᒫᐤ
nitupiyiu + uchimaau = Click here to hear this word nitupiyiuchimaau
s/he fights in war boss commander (war)