Derived Verbs

Verbs of Appearance

Observation
ᓈᐯᐤ + ᓈᑯᓲ ᓈᐯᐅᓈᑯᓲ
naapeu + naakusuu = Click here to hear this word naapeunaakusuu
man + seem s/he looks like a man

The verb ᓈᐯᐅᓈᑯᓲ naapeunaakusuu s/he looks like a man is made from the noun ᓈᐯᐤ naapeu man and the verb final ᓈᑯᓲ naakusuu seem.

Examples:

Noun + Verb Final = Verb
ᓈᐯᐤ ᑯᑖᐤ ᒥᔪᐦᑖᑯᓲ
naapeu + kutaau = Click here to hear this word naapeukutaau
man lying down s/he lays down with her/his legs crossed and hands behind head (like a man)
ᓈᐯᐤ ᐸᔨᐦᐆ ᓈᐯᐅᐸᔨᐦᐆ
naapeu + payihuu = Click here to hear this word napeupayihuu
man move like s/he moves like a man
ᓇᓈᐯᐤ ᓇᓈᐯᐅᒨ
naapeu + muu = Click here to hear this word nanaapeumuu (reduplication)
man talk like (lit.) s/he talks like a man (brags)
ᐃᔅᐧᑫᐤ ᐦᐆ ᐃᔅᐧᑫᐅᐦᐆ
iskweu + huu = Click here to hear this word iskweuhuu
woman dress like s/he dresses like a woman
ᓈᐯᐤ ᐦᐆ ᓈᐯᐅᐦᐆ
napeu + huu = Click here to hear this word napeuhuu
man dress like s/he dresses like a man
ᒋᔑᐄᔨᔫ ᓈᑯᓲ ᒋᔑᐄᔨᔫᓈᑯᓲ
chisheiyiyuu + naakusuu = Click here to hear this word chisheiyiyunaakusuu (C)
elder seem s/he looks old
ᒋᔑᐄ ᓈᑯᓲ ᒋᔑᐄᓅᓈᑯᓲ
chisheinuu + naakusuu = Click here to hear this word chisheinuunaakusuu (I)
elder seem s/he looks old
ᒋᔑᐄᔨᔫ ᓈᑯᓐ ᒋᔑᐄᔨᔫᓈᑯᓐ
chisheiyiyuu + naakun = Click here to hear this word chisheiyiyunaakun (C)
elder seem it looks old
ᒋᔑᐄᓅ ᓈᑯᓐ ᒋᔑᐄᓅᓈᑯᓐ
chisheinuu + naakun = Click here to hear this word chisheinuunaakun (I)
elder seem it looks old
ᐁᒥᔅᑎᑯᔒᐤ ᒫᑯᓲ ᐁᒥᔅᑎᑯᔒᐅᒫᑯᓲ
wemistikushiiu + maakusuu = Click here to hear this word wemistikushiiumaakusuu
white-man smell s/he smells like a white-man