Grammar
Compound Verbs
Preform + Verb Final
| ᒥᔪ + ᓈᑯᓯᐤ | ᒥᔫᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮ | |
| miyu + naakusiu | = | miyunaakusiu. |
| good + looks like | S/he looks nice. |
The verb ᒥᔫᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮ miyunaakusiu. S/he looks nice. is made from the preform or preverb ᒥᔪ miyu good and the VAI verb final ᓈᑯᓯᐤ naakusiu looks like. The resulting verb is a VAI verb.
Other examples with ᒥᔪ miyu good :
| Preform + Verb Final | = | Verb |
|---|---|---|
| ᒥᔪ + ᐦᑖᑯᓯᐤ | = | ᒥᔪᐦᑖᑯᓯᐤ᙮ |
| miyu + htaakusiu | = | miyuhtaakusiu. (VAI) |
| good + sound like | = | S/he sounds nice. |
| ᒥᔪ + ᐦᑖᑯᓐ | = | ᒥᔪᐦᑖᑯᓐ᙮ |
| miyu + htaakun | = | miyuuhtaakun. (VII) |
| good + sound like | = | It sounds nice. |
| ᒥᔪ + ᒫᑯᓯᐤ | = | ᒥᔪᒫᑯᓯᐤ᙮ |
| miyu + maakusiu | = | miyumaakusiu. (VAI) |
| good + smell like | = | S/he smells nice. |
| ᒥᔪ + ᒫᑯᓐ | = | ᒥᔪᒫᑯᓐ᙮ |
| miyu + maakun | = | miyumaakun. (VII) |
| good + smell like | = | It smells nice. |
Other preverbs:
| Preform + Verb Final | = | Verb |
|---|---|---|
| ᒥᒋ + ᒥᒋᐦᐆ | = | ᒥᒋᒥᒋᐦᐆ |
| machi + michihuu | = | machimichihuu |
| bad + feel | = | S/he feels bad |
| ᒋᐦᒋ + ᐱᔨᐤ | = | ᒋᐦᒋᐱᔨᐤ |
| chihchi + piyiu | = | chihchipiyiu |
| start to + move | = | It starts to move |
For more preverbs acting as initials see the Preverbs section.