Derived Nouns

Nouns Ending in -suu (Names for Professions)

Observation
ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word aaihkunaahcheu Click here to hear this word aaihkunaahchesuu
s/he makes bannock bannock maker

The noun for bannock maker is created from the stem of the verb ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ aaihkunaahcheu s/he makes bannock with the suffix -suu.  When the suffix -suu is added to a VAI verb stem, it gives an animate noun used to describe a profession or the work that someone does.

Verb Intransitive Animate Noun Animate
ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐤ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word chiskutamaacheu Click here to hear this word chiskutamaachesuu
s/he teaches teacher
ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐦᐊᒫᒉᐤ ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐦᐊᒫᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word chischinuhamaacheu Click here to hear this word chischinuhamaachesuu
s/he teaches teacher (older word)
ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ
Click here to hear this word saachihiiweu Click here to hear this word saachihiiwesuu
s/he loves a loving person
ᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᐤ ᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word chistaapaaucheu Click here to hear this word chistaapaauchesuu
s/he washes laundry person
ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word aaihkunaahcheu Click here to hear this word aaihkunaahchesuu
s/he makes bannock bannock maker
ᐲᐧᓭᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ ᐲᐧᓭᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word piisweaaihkunaahcheu Click here to hear this word piisweaaihkunaahchesuu
s/he makes bread bread maker
ᓂᑲᒨ ᓂᑲᒧᓲ
Click here to hear this word nikamuu Click here to hear this word nikamusuu (C)
s/he sings singer
ᐱᒥᓇᐧᐁᐤ ᐱᒥᓇᐧᐁᓲ
Click here to hear this word piminaweu Click here to hear this word piminawesuu (C)
s/he cooks cook
ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑫᐤ ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑫᓲ
Click here to hear this word minihkweu Click here to hear this word minihkwesuu
s/he drinks drinker
ᔑᔓᐦᐄᒉᐤ ᔑᔓᐦᐄᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word shishuhiicheu Click here to hear this word shishuhiichesuu (C)
s/he paints painter
ᐧᐁᐱᓂᒉᐤ ᐧᐁᐱᓂᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word wepinicheu Click here to hear this word wepinichesuu (C)
s/he throws things away garbage person
ᐧᐁᐱᐦᐋᐅᑯᓀᐤ ᐧᐁᐱᐦᐋᑯᓀᓲ
Click here to hear this word wepihaaukuneu Click here to hear this word wepihaakunesuu (C)
s/he shovels snow snowplow operator
ᐧᐁᐸᐦᐄᒉᐤ ᐧᐁᐸᐦᐄᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word wepahiicheu Click here to hear this word wepahiichesuu (C)
s/he sweeps sweeper (S)
ᒋᓯᐦᐄᒉᐤ ᒋᓯᐦᐄᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word chisihiicheu Click here to hear this word chisihiichesuu (C)
s/he dusts duster (S)
ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒉᐤ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word masinahiikanihcheu Click here to hear this word masinahiikanihchesuu
s/he makes books book maker
ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒉᐤ ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒉᓲ
Click here to hear this word asaamihcheu Click here to hear this word asaamihchesuu
s/he makes snowshoe snowshoe maker
ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ
Click here to hear this word wiichihiiweu Click here to hear this word wiichihiiwesuu
s/he helps people a helper
ᒥᓂᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ ᒥᓂᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ
Click here to hear this word minihiiweu Click here to hear this word minihiiwesuu
s/he gives out drinks a bartender
ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ
Click here to hear this word pimaachihiiweu Click here to hear this word pimaachihiiwesuu
s/he gives life to people life giver

When these nouns use the possessive prefixes, the -suu part is replaced by -siim, made of the possessive suffix -im.

ᓂᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓰᒻ Click here to hear this word niwiichihiiwesiim my helper
ᓂᑕᓵᒥᐦᒉᓰᒻ Click here to hear this word nitasaamihchesiim my snowshoe maker
ᓂᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓰᒻ Click here to hear this word nichistaapaauchesiim my laundry person
ᐅᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓰᒻᐦ Click here to hear this word uchistaapaauchesiimh his laudry person

Some possessed nouns look like they are directly derived from the verb stem.

ᓂᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᒻ Click here to hear this word nipimaachihiiwem my life giver