Derived Verbs

Verbs of Appearance

Observation
ᓈᐹᐤ + ᓈᑯᓯᐤ ᓈᐹᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮
naapaau + naakusiu = naapaaunaakusiu.
man + seem S/he looks like a man.

The verb ᓈᐹᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮ naapaaunaakusiu. S/he looks like a man. is made from the noun ᓈᐹᐤ naapaau man and the verb final ᓈᑯᓯᐤ naakusiu seem.

 

Examples:

ᓈᐹᐤ + ᑯᑖᐤ = ᓈᐹᑯᑖᐤ᙮
naapaau + kutaau = naapaakutaau.
man + cross-legged S/he lays down with her/his legs crossed (like a man).
ᓈᐹᐤ + ᐱᔨᐦᐆ = ᓈᐹᐅᐱᔨᐦᐆ᙮
naapaau + piyihuu = napaaupiyihuu.
man + move S/he moves like a man.
ᓂᓈᐹᐤ + ᒨ = ᓂᓈᐹᐅᒨ᙮
ninaapaau + muu = ninaapaaumuu.
REDUP.man + talk (lit.) S/he talks like a man (brags).
ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐤ + ᐦᐆ = ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᐦᐆ᙮
iskwaau + huu = iskwaauhuu.
woman + dress S/he dresses like a woman.
ᓈᐹᐤ + ᐦᐆ = ᓈᐹᐅᐦᐆ᙮
napaau + huu = napaauhuu.
man + dress S/he dresses like a man.
ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤ + ᓈᑯᓯᐤ = ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮
chishaayiyiu + naakusiu = chishaayiyiunaakusiu
old person + looks like S/he looks old.
ᐧᐋᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐤ + ᒫᑯᓯᐤ = ᐧᐋᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐅᒫᑯᓯᐤ᙮
waamishtikushiiu + maakusiu = waamistikushiiumaakusiu.
white man + smell S/he smells like a white-man.