{"id":5187,"date":"2011-10-30T15:19:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/"},"modified":"2017-07-17T21:10:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T01:10:39","slug":"nouns-made-from-verbs-b2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/southern-dialect\/word-formation\/noun-structure\/nouns-made-from-verbs-b2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nouns Ending in -kan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/a>Derived Nouns<\/h1>\r\n

Nouns Ending in -kan<\/h3>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1472\u1438\u1456\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1472\u1438\u1456\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nkapataau<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkapataakan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he portages<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nportage<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The inanimate noun \u1472\u1438\u1456\u1472\u14d0<\/span> kapataakan<\/span> portage<\/span>\u00a0is made of the same stem, \u1472\u1438\u1456 <\/span>kapataa-,<\/span> as the VAI verb \u1472\u1438\u1456\u1424<\/span> kapataau<\/span> s\/he portages<\/span>. The noun final\u00a0-kan<\/span>\u00a0is one of a group of finals called concrete finals. \u00a0There are many nouns like that, ending in -kan, which are derived from action verbs.<\/p>\r\n
Verb Animate Intransitive<\/th>Noun Inanimate<\/th><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1512\u1405\u1426\u1456\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1512\u1405\u1426\u1456\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nshiiuhtaacheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nshiiuhtaakan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he salts things<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nsalt<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14aa\u14ef\u14c7\u1426\u1404\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14aa\u14ef\u14c7\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nmasinahiicheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmasinahiikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he reads<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nbook<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u1401\u1438\u1426\u1404\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u1401\u1438\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nwepahiicheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwepahiikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he sweeps<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nbroom<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u144e\u1438\u1426\u1404\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u144e\u1438\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\ntipahiicheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\ntipahiikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he measures<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nscale, yardstick<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1511\u1513\u1426\u1404\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1511\u1513\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nshishuhiicheu (C)<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nshishuhiikan (C)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he smoothes things<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nclothing iron<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1439\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1439\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\npaaschisicheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npaaschisikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he shoots<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\ngun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1456\u14aa\u1426\u1404\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1456\u14aa\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nutaamahiicheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nutaamahiikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he hammers<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nhammer<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1455\u1426\u1404\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1455\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaatahiicheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaatahiikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he scrapes hide<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nscraper<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1472\u1438\u1456\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1472\u1438\u1456\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nkapataau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkapataakan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he portages<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nportage<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u148b\u14a5\u1433\u1456\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u148b\u14a5\u1433\u1456\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nchimiputaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchimiputaakan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he saws it off<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nsaw<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u148c\u1525\u148b\u1433\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u148c\u1525\u148b\u1433\u148b\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nchiishchipucheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchiishchipuchikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he saws it off using a buck saw<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nbuck saw<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u146f\u1426\u1489\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u146f\u1426\u148b\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaakuhcheu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaakuhchikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he bites<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\npliers<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Some VTI verb stems can be combined with -kan<\/span> or -(i)ikan<\/span>, also to create concrete inanimate nouns.<\/p>\r\n
Verb Inanimate Transitive<\/th>Noun Inanimate<\/th><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1439\u1505\u144c\u148b\u14c7\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1439\u1505\u144c\u148b\u14c2\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\npaastechinam<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npaastechinikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he turns the page<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\na page<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1431\u1426\u1489\u148b\u14c7\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1431\u1426\u1489\u148b\u14c2\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\npihchechinam<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npihchechinikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he folds it<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\na fold<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1438\u146f\u14c0\u1426\u140a\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1438\u146f\u14c0\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\npakuneham<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npakunehiikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he makes a hole in it using a tool<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\na thing used to make a hole<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u14f5\u142f\u1426\u140a\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u146f\u14f5\u142f\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nkusaapeham<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkusaapehiikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he sinks it<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\na thing used to sink something else<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u148b\u1438\u1426\u140a\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u148b\u1438\u1426\u1404\u1472\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nchipaham<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchipahiikan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he closes it<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nstopper<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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