Nouns with finals

Noun + Concrete Final

Observation
ᒫᐦᑮ + ᐋᐦᑎᒄ     ᒫᐦᑮᔮᐦᑎᒄ
maahkii + aahtikw = Click here to hear this word maahkiiyaahtikw
tent + stick     tent frame

The word ᒫᐦᑮᔮᐦᑎᒄ maahkiiyaahtikw tent frame is made of two parts: the noun ᒫᐦᑮ maahkii tent and the noun final ᐋᐦᑎᒄ -aahtikw indicating that something is stick-like. The noun final cannot occur alone, but must always be attached to the end of a noun stem or to an initial. One set of finals describes concrete properties of an object: what it is made of or the way it appears. Another set is formed from terms for body parts.

List of Concrete Finals
ᐋᐦᑎᒄ -aahtikw stick-like
ᐋᔅᒄ -aaskw
ᐋᐲ -aapii string-like
ᐋᐱᔅᒡ -aapisch hard (metal, stone, glass)
ᐋᐱᔅᒄ -aapiskw
ᐋᐴ -aapuu (I) liquid
ᐋᐳᐃ -aapui (C)
ᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ -chiwaahp tent / teepee
ᐁᒋᓐ -echin sheet-like
ᑲᒥᒄ -kamikw structure
ᑳᓐ -kaan man-made, manufactured
ᒥᓐ -min (C) berry
ᒥᓈᓐ -minaan (I)
ᔅᑲᒥᒄ -skamikw moss, earth
ᔅᑎᒄ -stikw river
ᔮᓐ -yaan sheet-like

 

Noun + Concrete Final =   Noun
ᐊᐳᐃ   ᐋᐦᑎᒄ     ᐊᐳᔮᐦᑎᒄ
apui + aahtikw = Click here to hear this word apuyaahtikw
paddle   stick-like     paddle stick
ᐊᐧᐹᓐ   ᐋᔅᒄ     ᐊᐧᐹᓈᔅᒄ
apwaan + aaskw = Click here to hear this word apwaanaaskw
roasted meat   stick     roasting stick
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ   ᐋᐳᐃ     ᐊᒥᔅᐧᑳᐳᐃ
amiskw + aapui = Click here to hear this word amiskwaapui (C)
beaver   broth     beaver broth
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ   ᐋᐴ     ᐊᒥᔅᐧᑳᐴ
amiskw + aapuu = Click here to hear this word amiskwaapuu (I)
beaver   broth     beaver broth
ᐧᐋᐳᔥ   ᐋᐳᐃ     ᐧᐋᐳᔣᐳᐃ
waapush + aapui = Click here to hear this word waapushwaapui (C)
rabbit   broth     rabbit broth
ᐧᐋᐳᔥ   ᐋᐴ     ᐧᐋᐳᔣᐴ
waapush + aapuu = Click here to hear this word waapushwaapuu (I)
rabbit   broth     rabbit broth
ᐊᑎᐦᒄ   ᐋᐳᐃ     ᐊᑎᐦᐧᑳᐳᐃ
atihkw + aapui = Click here to hear this word atihkwaapui (C)
caribou   broth     caribou broth
ᐊᑎᐦᒄ   ᐋᐴ     ᐊᑎᐦᐧᑳᐴ
atihkw + -aapuu = Click here to hear this word atihkwaapuu (I)
caribou   broth     caribou broth
ᐧᐋᓭᓂᐦᑖᑲᓐ   ᐋᐱᔅᒄ     ᐧᐋᓭᓂᐦᑖᑲᓈᐱᔅᒄ
waasenihtaakan + aapiskw = Click here to hear this word waasenihtaakanaapiskw
window   glass     windowpane
ᒫᐦᑮ   ᐁᒋᓐ     ᒫᐦᑮᔦᒋᓐ
maahkii + echin = Click here to hear this word maahkiiyechin
tent   cloth     canvas
ᒫᐦᑮ   ᐋᐦᑎᒄ     ᒫᐦᑮᔮᐦᑎᒄ
maahkii + -aahtikw = Click here to hear this word maahkiiyaahtikw
tent   stick     tent frame
ᐧᐊᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ   ᐋᐦᑎᒄ     ᐧᐊᓇᐦᐄᑲᓈᐦᑎᒄ
wanahiikan + aahtikw = Click here to hear this word wanahiikanaahtikw
trap   stick     stick for trap
ᐊᐦᐄᐱᐦᑳᓐ   ᐋᐦᑎᒄ     ᐊᐦᐄᐱᐦᑳᓈᐦᑎᒄ
ahiipihkaan + aahtikw = Click here to hear this word ahiipihkaanaahtikw
fishnet   stick     netting needle

 

Noun + Body part Final

List of Body Part Finals
ᐁᐅᒄ -eukw muscle flesh
ᐃᑲᓐ -ikan bone
ᒉᑲᓐ -chekan
ᐋᔫ -aayuu tail
ᓯᑖᓐ -sitaan foot
ᔅᑖᓐ -staan
ᐧᐄᔫ -wiiyuu fat
ᑎᐦᒌ -tihchii hand, forepaw
ᑎᐦᒑᓐ -tihchaan finger
ᑳᑦ -kaat animal leg

 

Noun + Body Part Final =   Noun
ᐅᐧᐹᒻ   ᐁᐅᒄ     ᐅᐧᐹᒣᐅᒄ
upwaam + eukw = Click here to hear this word upwaameukw
thigh   muscle flesh     flesh of thigh
ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓐ   ᐃᑲᓐ     ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓂᑲᓐ
ushtikwaan + ikan = Click here to hear this word ushtikwaanikan
head   bone     skull
ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓐ   ᒉᑲᓐ     ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓂᒉᑲᓐ
ushtikwaan + chekan = Click here to hear this word ushtikwaanichekan
head   bone     bone of the head
ᐅᐧᐹᒻ   ᒉᑲᓐ     ᐅᐧᐹᒥᒉᑲᓐ
upwaam + chekan = Click here to hear this word upwaamichekan
thigh   bone     thigh bone
ᑳᒄ   ᐋᔫ     ᑳᐧᑳᔫ
kaakw + aayuu = Click here to hear this word kaakwaayuu
porcupine   tail     porcupine tail
ᐐᑳᔅᒡ   ᓯᑖᓐ     ᐧᐄᑳᔅᒋᓯᑖᓐ
wiikaasch + s(i)taan = Click here to hear this word wiikaaschisitaan
underside   foot     callus on the foot
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ   ᐧᐄᔫ     ᐊᒥᔅᑯᐧᐄᔫ
amiskw + wiiyuu = Click here to hear this word amiskuwiiyuu (C)
beaver   fat     beaver fat
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ   ᑎᐦᒌ     ᐊᒥᔅᑯᑎᐦᒌ
amiskw + tihchii = Click here to hear this word amiskutihchii
beaver   hand/forepaw     beaver forepaw
ᒨᔅ   ᑳᑦ     ᒨᓱᑳᑦ
muus + kaat = Click here to hear this word muusukaat
moose   leg     lower leg of moose