Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verbs of Being (“to be…”)

Observation

ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄ + ᒫᐆ			ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐆ
uhtaawii + maau + u	=		uhtaawiimaauu
he is a father			he is a father

The verb ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐆ uhtaawiimaauu he is a father is derived by taking the noun ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐤ uhtaawiimaau a father and adding the verb suffix -u at the end to make a verb meaning he is a father.

Verbs expressing kinship:

	Noun		“S/he Is…”		“I Am…”
	ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐤ		ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐆ		ᓅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐅᓐ
	uhtaawiimaau		uhtaawiimaauu		nuuhtaawiimaaun
	a father		he is a father		I am a father
	ᐅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐤ		ᐅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐆ		ᓅᑳᐧᐄᒫᐅᓐ
	ukaawiimaau		ukaawiimaauu		nuukaawiimaaun
	a mother		she is a mother		I am a mother
	ᐅᔅᑌᓯᒫᐤ		ᐅᔅᑌᓯᒫᐆ		ᓅᔅᑌᓯᒫᐅᓐ
	ustesimaau		ustesimaauu		nuustesimaaun
	an older brother		he is an older brother		I am an older brother
	ᐅᐦᑯᒥᒫᐤ		ᐅᐦᑯᒥᒫᐆ		ᓅᐦᑯᒥᒫᐅᓐ
	uhkumimaau		uhkumimaauu		nuuhkumimaaun
	a grandmother		she is a grandmother		I am a grandmother
	ᐅᒧᔓᒥᒫᐤ		ᐅᒧᔓᒥᒫᐆ		ᓅᒧᔓᒥᒫᐅᓐ
	umushumimaau		umushumimaauu		nuumushumimaaun
	a grandfather		he is a grandfather		I am a grandfather

 

For the second person personal prefix of possessed forms, the variant kuu- is used, not chu-.

ᑰᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐅᓐ ᐋ

kuuhtaawiimaaun aa?

Are you a father?

Other verbs:

	Noun		Verb “S/he is…”		Verb “I am…”
	ᓈᐯᐤ		ᓈᐯᐆ		ᓂᓈᐯᐅᓐ
	naapeu		naapeuu		ninaapeun
	a man		he is a man		I am a man
	ᐊᐧᐋᔥ		ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔫ		ᓂᑕᐧᐋᐦᐃᔪᓐ
	awaash		awaashiyuu		nitaawaashiyun
	child		s/he is young		I am young

 

Often these forms are used by children when playing pretend games.

	Noun		Verb “S/he is…”		Verb “I am…”
	ᐊᑎᒻ		ᐊᑎᒨ		ᓂᑕᑎᒧᓐ
	atim		atimuu		nitatimun
	dog		s/he is a dog		I’m a dog
	ᐅᑖᐹᓐ		ᐅᑖᐹᓅ		ᓅᑖᐹᓄᓐ
	utaapaan		utaapaanuu		nuutaapaanun
	car		s/he is a car		I’m car

ᐅᑖᐹᓅ utaapaanuu also means (more commonly) s/he has a car, which is not a u- stem verb but a -i verb stem. Contrast the firt person form: nuutaapaanin I have a car.