Derived Nouns
Nouns Ending in -kin
ᑭᐱᑖᐤ | ᑭᐱᑖᑭᓐ | |||
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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 | ||
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ᔒᐅᐦᑖᐤ | ᔒᐅᐦᑖᑭᓐ | ||
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shiiuhtaau | ![]() |
shiiuhtaakin |
s/he puts salt on it | salt | ||
ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐤ | ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ | ||
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misinihiichaau | ![]() |
misinihiikin |
s/he writes | book | ||
ᐧᐋᐱᐦᐄᒑᐤ | ᐧᐋᐱᐦᐄᑭᓐ | ||
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waapihiichaau | ![]() |
waapihiikin |
s/he sweeps | broom | ||
ᔔᔓᐦᐄᒑᐤ | ᔔᔓᐦᐄᑭᓐ | ||
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shuushuhiichaau | ![]() |
shuushuhiikin |
s/he is ironing | iron | ||
ᐹᔅᒋᓯᒑᐤ | ᐹᔅᒋᓯᑭᓐ | ||
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paaschisichaau | ![]() |
paaschisikin |
s/he shoots | gun | ||
ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐄᒑᐤ | ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᑭᓐ | ||
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utaamihiichaau | ![]() |
utaamihiikin |
s/he hammers | hammer | ||
ᒫᑎᐦᐄᒑᐤ | ᒫᑕᐦᐄᑭᓐ | ||
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maatihiichaau | ![]() |
maatihiikin |
s/he scrapes the hide | scraper | ||
ᑭᐱᑖᐤ | ᑭᐱᑖᑭᓐ | ||
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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 | ||
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ᐹᔅᑖᒋᓂᒻ | ᐹᔅᑖᒋᓂᑭᓐ | ||
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paastaachinim | ![]() |
paastaachinikin |
s/he turns the page | a page | ||
ᐱᐦᒑᒋᓂᒻ | ᐱᐦᒑᒋᓂᑭᓐ | ||
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pihchaachinim | ![]() |
pihchaachinikin |
s/he folds it | a fold | ||
ᐱᑯᓈᐦᐊᒻ | ᐱᑯᓈᐦᐄᑭᓐ | ||
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pikunaahim | ![]() |
pikunaahiikin |
s/he makes a hole in it using a tool | a thing used to make a hole | ||
ᑯᓵᐹᐦᐊᒻ | ᑯᓵᐹᐦᐄᑭᓐ | ||
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kusaapaaham | ![]() |
kusaapaahiikin |
s/he sinks it | a thing used to sink something else | ||
ᒋᐱᐦᐊᒻ | ᒋᐱᐦᐄᑭᓐ | ||
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chipiham | ![]() |
chipihiikin |
s/he closes it | stopper/lid |