Derived Nouns

Nouns Ending in -win

Observation
ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word saachihiiweu Click here to hear this word saachihiiwewin
s/he loves love

The final -win can be added to a VAI verb stem to create an inanimate noun. For example you can take the stem ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁ saachihiiwe- of the verb ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ saachihiiweu she loves and then add the final -win to create ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ saachihiiwewin love. Nouns ending in -win can express both things and ideas, concrete and abstract.

Verb Animate Intransitive Noun Inanimate
ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐤ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word chiskutamaacheu Click here to hear this word chiskutamaachewin
s/he teaches teaching
ᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᐅᒋᒫᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word uchimaau Click here to hear this word uchimaawin
s/he is a leader leadership
ᓂᐹᐤ ᓂᐯᐧᐃᓐ
nipaau nipewin
s/he sleeps bed
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐁᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word ayimiheu Click here to hear this word ayimihewin
s/he prays prayer
ᐃᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ ᐃᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word isinihkaasuu Click here to hear this word isinihkaasuwin
s/he is named name
ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐤ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word aapatisiiu Click here to hear this word aapatisiiwin
s/he works work
ᓂᑲᒨ ᓂᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word nikamuu Click here to hear this word nikamuwin
s/he sings song
ᐊᔨᒨ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word ayimuu Click here to hear this word ayimuwin
s/he speaks language
ᒣᑕᐧᐁᐤ ᒣᑕᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ
Click here to hear this word metaweu Click here to hear this word metawewin
s/he plays game

Some nouns are made by adding just the final -n to a verb stem ending in -u. For example ᓰᑲᐦᐆ siikahuu s/he combs hair becomes ᓰᑲᐦᐆᓐ siikahun a comb. These are relatively rare.