Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verb Stem + Final

Observation

ᐋᐦᑯᓲ + -ᓈᑯᓲ			ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᓈᑯᓲ
aahkusuu + -naakusu	=		aahkusiiunaakusuu
s/he is sick + seem			s/he looks sick

The VAI verb ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᓈᑯᓲ aahkusiiunaakusuu is made from the VAI verb ᐋᐦᑯᓲ aahkusuu s/he is sick. and the intransitive verb final -ᓈᑯᓲ -naakusu seem. We can say that this verb has a stem made of another stem plus a final. Here are examples of (secondary) verb stems made like this:

Verb Stem	+	Final			Derived Verb
ᔒᔒᐤ		-ᑳᐴ			ᔒᔒᐅᑳᐴ
shiishiiu	+	-kaapuu	=		shiishiiukaapuu
s/he pees		stand			s/he stands and pees
ᐋᐦᑯᓲ		-ᑖᑯᓲ			ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᐦᑖᑯᓲ
piihtwaau	+	-apuu	=		piihtwaapuu
s/he is sick		sound			s/he sounds sick
ᐋᐦᑯᓲ		-ᒪᐦᒋᐦᐆ			ᐋᐦᑯᓰᐅᒪᐦᒋᐦᐆ
aahkusuu	+	-mahchihuu	=		aahkusiiumahchihuu
s/he is sick		feel			s/he feels sick

There are many intransitive verb finals, which can be added to an existing verb stem to create a new verb.