Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verb Stem + Final

Observation

ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ		-ᓈᑯᓯᐤ			ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ
aahkusiu	+	-naakusiu	=		aahkusiiunaakusiu
s/he is sick		seem			s/he looks sick

The VAI verb ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ aahkusiiunaakusiu s/he looks sick is made from the VAI verb ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ aahkusiu s/he is sick and the intransitive verb final -ᓈᑯᓯᐤ -naakusiu seem.

There are many intransitive verb finals, which can be added to an existing verb stem to create a new verb.

Verb Intransitive Animate	+	Intransitive Verb Final	=		Verb Intransitive Animate
ᒦᓰᐤ		-ᑳᐴ			ᒦᓰᐅᑳᐴ
miisiiu	+	-kaapuu	=		miisiiukaapuu
s/he defecates		stand			s/he stands in a crouched position
ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ		-ᑖᑯᓯᐤ			ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᐦᑖᑯᓯᐤ
aahkusiu	+	-taakusiu	=		aahkusiiutaakusiu
s/he is sick		sound			s/he sounds sick
ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ		ᒪᐦᒋᐦᐆ			ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᒥᐦᒋᐦᐆ
aahkusiu	+	-mahchihuu	=		aahkusiiumihchihuu
s/he is sick		feel			s/he feels sick