Derived Nouns

Nouns Ending in -win

Observation

	ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ			ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ
	saachihiiweu			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
	chiskutamaacheu		chiskutamaachewin
	s/he teaches		teaching
	ᐅᒋᒫᐤ		ᐅᒋᒫᐧᐃᓐ
	uchimaau		uchimaawin
	s/he is a leader		leadership
	ᓂᐹᐤ		ᓂᐯᐧᐃᓐ
	nipaau		nipewin
	s/he sleeps		bed
	ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ		ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐁᐧᐃᓐ
	ayimiheu		ayimihewin
	s/he prays		prayer
	ᐃᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ		ᐃᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᐧᐃᓐ
	isinihkaasuu		isinihkaasuwin
	s/he is named		name
	ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐤ		ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ
	aapatisiiu		aapatisiiwin
	s/he works		work
	ᓂᑲᒨ		ᓂᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐ
	nikamuu		nikamuwin
	s/he sings		song
	ᐊᔨᒨ		ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ
	ayimuu		ayimuwin
	s/he speaks		language
	ᒣᑕᐧᐁᐤ		ᒣᑕᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ
	metaweu		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.