Compound Verbs
Verb + Verb
ᐋᔥᑎᐧᐋᐤ | ᐴᑖᑎᒻ | ᐋᔥᑎᐧᐋᐴᑖᑎᒻ | |||||
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aashtiwaau | + | ![]() |
puutaatim | = | ![]() |
ashtiwaapuutaatim |
s/he extinguishes it | s/he blows on it | s/he blows it out |
The VTI verb ᐋᔥᑎᐧᐋᐴᑖᑎᒻ ashtiwaapuutaatim s/he blows it out is made from the stem of the VAI verb ᐋᔥᑎᐧᐋᐤ aashtiwaau s/he extinguishes it and the VTI verb ᐴᑖᑎᒻ puutaatim blow The class of the second verb (here a VTI) determines the class of the resulting verb (also a VTI).
In this way, new verbs can be created by putting two existing verbs together.
Verb Intransitive Animate | + | Verb Intransitive Inanimate | = | Verb Intransitive Inanimate | ||||
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ᓈᓯᐹᐤ | ᐋᐦᑐᒑᐤ | ᓈᓯᐹᔮᐦᑐᒑᐤ | ||||||
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naasipaau | + | ![]() |
aahtuchaau | = | ![]() |
naasipaayaahtuchaau | |
s/he goes to shore | s/he moves camp | s/he moves camp to the shore | ||||||
ᐲᐦᐧᑖᐤ | ᐊᐱᐤ | ᐲᐦᐧᑖᐅᐱᐤ | ||||||
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piihtwaau | + | ![]() |
apiu | = | ![]() |
piihtwaaupiu | |
s/he smokes. | s/he sits | s/he is sitting down smoking | ||||||
ᐅᒋᐧᑳᒉᐤ | ᐊᐱᐤ | ᐅᒋᐧᑳᒉᐅᐱᐤ | ||||||
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uchikwaachaau | + | ![]() |
apiu | = | ![]() |
uchikwaachaaupiu | |
s/he fishes | s/he sits | s/he is sitting down fishing | ||||||
ᐱᒧᐦᑖᐅᐤ | ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ | ᐱᒧᐦᑖᐅᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ | ||||||
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pimuhtaau | + | ![]() |
ayimihaau | = | ![]() |
pimuhtaauyimihaau | |
s/he walks | s/he prays | s/he walks and prays |