Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verbs of Abundance (“it is an area with lots of…”)

Observation
  ᔒᔒᑉ     ᔒᔒᐱᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word shiishiip   Click here to hear this word shiishiipiskaau
  duck     this is an area with lots of ducks
  ᒥᔥᑎᒄ     ᒥᔥᑎᑯᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word mishtikw   Click here to hear this word mishtikuskaau
  tree     this is an area with lots of trees

We can add -skaau to a noun to make a verb meaning It is an area with lots of …. This is usually added to nouns of plants, trees, animals, and people.

 
  ᔒᔒᑉ     ᔒᔒᐱᔅᑳᐤ᙮
Click here to hear this word shiishiip   Click here to hear this word shiishiipiskaau.
  duck     This is an area with lots of ducks.
  ᒥᔥᑎᒄ     ᒥᔥᑎᑯᔅᑳᐤ᙮
Click here to hear this word mishtikw   Click here to hear this word mishtikuskaau.
  tree     This is an area with lots of tree.
  ᒦᒋᒻ     ᒦᒋᒥᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word miichim   Click here to hear this word miichimiskaau
  food     This is an area with lots of food.
  ᐧᐋᒋᓈᑭᓐ     ᐧᐋᒋᓈᑭᓂᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word waachinaakin   Click here to hear this word waachinaakiniskaau
  tamarack     this is an area with lots of tamarack
  ᐊᒥᔅᒄ     ᐊᒥᔅᑯᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word amiskw   Click here to hear this word amiskuskaau
  beaver     this is an area with lots of beaver
  ᐱᔮᐤ     ᐱᔮᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word piyaau   Click here to hear this word piyaaskaau
  partridge     this is an area with lots of partridge
  ᒫᓂᑖᐤ     ᒫᓂᑖᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word maanitaau   Click here to hear this word maanitaaskaau
  visitor     this is an area with lots of visitors
  ᐱᔑᐤ     ᐱᔒᔅᑳᐤ
Click here to hear this word pishiu   Click here to hear this word pishiiskaau
  lynx     this is an area with lots of lynx

Some nouns like ᐱᔮᓯᐤ piyaasiu turkey change their endings before adding the final -skaau. The rules are the same as for adding the locative suffix. See Noun Stems.