Derived Nouns

Nouns Ending in -kin

Observation

	ᑭᐱᑖᐤ			ᑭᐱᑖᑭᓐ
	kipitaau			kipitaakin
	s/he portages			portage

The inanimate noun ᑭᐱᑖᑭᓐ kipitaakin portage is made of the same stem as the VAI verb ᑭᐱᑖᐤ kipitaau s/he portages and the final -kaan. The noun final -kan is one of a group of finals called concrete finals.

Verb Animate Intransitive		Noun Inanimate
	ᔒᐅᐦᑖᐤ		ᔒᐅᐦᑖᑭᓐ
	shiiuhtaau		shiiuhtaakin
	s/he puts salt on it		salt
	ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐤ		ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ
	misinihiichaau		misinihiikin
	s/he writes		book
	ᐧᐋᐱᐦᐄᒑᐤ		ᐧᐋᐱᐦᐄᑭᓐ
	waapihiichaau		waapihiikin
	s/he sweeps		broom
	ᔔᔓᐦᐄᒑᐤ		ᔔᔓᐦᐄᑭᓐ
	shuushuhiichaau		shuushuhiikin
	s/he is ironing		iron
	ᐹᔅᒋᓯᒑᐤ		ᐹᔅᒋᓯᑭᓐ
	paaschisichaau		paaschisikin
	s/he shoots		gun
	ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐄᒑᐤ		ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᑭᓐ
	utaamihiichaau		utaamihiikin
	s/he hammers		hammer
	ᒫᑎᐦᐄᒑᐤ		ᒫᑕᐦᐄᑭᓐ
	maatihiichaau		maatihiikin
	s/he scrapes the hide		scraper
	ᑭᐱᑖᐤ		ᑭᐱᑖᑭᓐ
	kipitaau		kipitaakin
	s/he portages		portage

Some VTI verb stems can be combined with -kin or -iikin, also to create concrete inanimate nouns.

Verb Inanimate Transitive		Noun Inanimate
	ᐹᔅᑖᒋᓂᒻ		ᐹᔅᑖᒋᓂᑭᓐ
	paastaachinim		paastaachinikin
	s/he turns the page		a page
	ᐱᐦᒑᒋᓂᒻ		ᐱᐦᒑᒋᓂᑭᓐ
	pihchaachinim		pihchaachinikin
	s/he folds it		a fold
	ᐱᑯᓈᐦᐊᒻ		ᐱᑯᓈᐦᐄᑭᓐ
	pikunaahim		pikunaahiikin
	s/he makes a hole in it using a tool		a thing used to make a hole
	ᑯᓵᐹᐦᐊᒻ		ᑯᓵᐹᐦᐄᑭᓐ
	kusaapaaham		kusaapaahiikin
	s/he sinks it		a thing used to sink something else
	ᒋᐱᐦᐊᒻ		ᒋᐱᐦᐄᑭᓐ
	chipiham		chipihiikin
	s/he closes it		stopper/lid