Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verbs of Being (“to be…”)

Observation

ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄ + ᒫᐆ		ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐆ᙮
uhtaawii + maau + u	=	uhtaawiimaauu
a father + S/he is…		He is a father.

The verb ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐆ᙮ uhtaawiimaauu he is a father. is derived by taking the noun ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐤ uhtaawiimaau a father and adding the verb suffix -u at the end to make a verb meaning he is a father.

Verbs expressing kinship:

Noun	“S/he Is…”	“I Am…”
ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐤ	ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐆ᙮	ᓅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐎᓐ᙮
uhtaawiimaau	uhtaawiimaauu.	nuuhtaawiimaawin.
a father	He is a father.	I am a father.
ᐅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐤ	ᐅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐆ᙮	ᓅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐎᓐ᙮
ukaawiimaau	ukaawiimaauu.	nuukaawiimaawin.
a mother	She is a mother.	I am a mother.
ᐅᔅᑖᓯᒫᐤ	ᐅᔅᑖᓯᒫᐆ᙮	ᓅᔅᑖᓯᒫᐎᓐ᙮
ustaasimaau	ustaasimaauu.	nuustaasimaawin.
an older brother	He is an older brother.	I am an older brother.
ᐅᐦᑯᒥᒫᐤ	ᐅᐦᑯᒥᒫᐆ᙮	ᓅᐦᑯᒥᒫᐎᓐ᙮
uhkumimaau	uhkumimaauu.	nuuhkumimaawin.
a grandmother	She is a grandmother.	I am a grandmother.
ᐅᒧᔓᒥᒫᐤ	ᐅᒧᔓᒥᒫᐆ᙮	ᓅᒧᔓᒥᒫᐎᓐ᙮
umushumimaau	umushumimaauu.	nuumushumimaawin.
a grandfather	He is a grandfather.	I am a grandfather.

For the second person personal prefix of possessed forms, the variant kuu- is used, not chu-.

ᑰᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐅᓐ ᐋ

kuuhtaawiimaaun aa?

Are you a father?

Other verbs:

Noun	Verb “S/he is…”	Verb “I am…”
ᓈᐹᐤ	ᓈᐹᐆ᙮	ᓂᓈᐹᐎᓐ᙮
naapaau	naapaauu.	ninaapaawin.
a man	He is a man.	I am a man.
ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔥ	ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔒᐆ᙮	ᓂᑎᐧᐋᔑᔒᐎᓐ᙮
awaashish	awaashishiiuu.	nitaawaashishiiwin.
child	S/he is young.	I am young.

Often these forms are used by children when playing pretend games.

Noun	Verb “S/he is…”	Verb “I am…”
ᐊᑎᒻ	ᐊᑎᒨ᙮	ᓂᑎᑎᒧᐎᓐ᙮
atim	atimuu.	nititimuwin.
dog	S/he is a dog.	I’m a dog.
ᐅᑖᐹᓐ	ᐅᑖᐹᓂᐆ᙮	ᓅᑖᐹᓂᐎᓐ᙮
utaapaan	utaapaaniuu.	nuutaapaaniwin.
train	S/he is a train.	I’m a train.