Compound Verbs

Noun + Verb

Observation

ᓈᐯᐤ + ᐃᐦᑑ			ᓇᓈᐯᐅᐃᐦᑑ
naapeu + ihtuu			nanaapeuihtuu
man + s/he is doing			s/he acts like a man

The verb ᓇᓈᐯᐅᐃᐦᑑ nanaapeuihtuu s/he acts like a man is made from the noun ᓈᐯᐤ naapeu man and the verb ᐃᐦᑑ ihtuu s/he is doing (plus a reduplication of the first syllable of the word: na-naa).

Noun	+	Verb	=		Verb
ᐄᔨᔫ		ᐧᐋᔅᐱᓲ			ᐄᔨᔫᐧᐋᔅᐱᓲ
iiyiyu	+	waaspisuu	=		iyiyuwaaspisuu (C)
person		s/he is getting dressed			s/he is dressed like a native
ᐄᓅ		ᐧᐋᔅᐱᓲ			ᐄᓅᐙᐱᓲ
iinuu	+	waaspisuu	=		iinuuwaaspisuu (I)
person		s/he is getting dressed			s/he is dressed like a native
ᐄᔨᔫ		ᐄᐦᑑ			ᐄᔨᔫᐄᐦᑑ
iiyiyu	+	iihtuu	=		iyiyuuiihtuu (C)
person		s/he is doing			s/he is acting like a native
ᐄᓅ		ᐄᐦᑑ			ᐄᓅᐄᐦᑑ
iinuu	+	iihtuu	=		iinuuiihtuu (I)
person		s/he is doing			s/he is acting like a native