{"id":5599,"date":"2011-10-30T20:34:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T00:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/"},"modified":"2017-07-17T21:10:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T01:10:38","slug":"verbs-of-being-secondary-derived-verbs-d2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/southern-dialect\/word-formation\/verb-structure\/verbs-of-being-secondary-derived-verbs-d2\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbs of Being"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/a>Derived Verbs (Secondary)<\/h1>\r\n

Verbs of Being (“to be…”)<\/h3>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u1405\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404 + \u14ab\u1406<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1406<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
uhtaawii + maau + u<\/td>\r\n=<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuhtaawiimaauu<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
he is a father<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nhe is a father<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The verb \u1405\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1406<\/span> uhtaawiimaauu<\/span> he is a father<\/span> is derived by taking the noun \u1405\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1424<\/span> uhtaawiimaau<\/span> a father<\/span> and adding the verb suffix -u<\/span> at the end to make a verb meaning he is a father<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n

Verbs expressing kinship:<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/th>Noun<\/th>\u00a0<\/th>“S\/he Is…”<\/th>\u00a0<\/th>“I Am…”<\/th><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1406<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c5\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1405\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nuhtaawiimaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuhtaawiimaauu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnuuhtaawiimaaun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\na father<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nhe is a father<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI am a father<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1473\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1473\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1406<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c5\u1473\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1405\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nukaawiimaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nukaawiimaauu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnuukaawiimaaun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\na mother<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nshe is a mother<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI am a mother<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1505\u144c\u14ef\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1505\u144c\u14ef\u14ab\u1406<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c5\u1505\u144c\u14ef\u14ab\u1405\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nustesimaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nustesimaauu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnuustesimaaun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\nan older brother<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nhe is an older brother<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI am an older brother<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1426\u146f\u14a5\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1426\u146f\u14a5\u14ab\u1406<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c5\u1426\u146f\u14a5\u14ab\u1405\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nuhkumimaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nuhkumimaauu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnuuhkumimaaun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\na grandmother<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nshe is a grandmother<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI am a grandmother<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u14a7\u1513\u14a5\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u14a7\u1513\u14a5\u14ab\u1406<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c5\u14a7\u1513\u14a5\u14ab\u1405\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\numushumimaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\numushumimaauu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnuumushumimaaun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\na grandfather<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nhe is a grandfather<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI am a grandfather<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

For the second person personal prefix of possessed forms, the variant kuu-<\/span> is used, not chu-<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n
\u1470\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404\u14ab\u1405\u14d0 \u140b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nkuuhtaawiimaaun aa?<\/td>\r\nAre you a father?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Other verbs:<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/th>Noun<\/th>\u00a0<\/th>Verb “S\/he is…”<\/th>\u00a0<\/th>Verb “I am…”<\/th><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u142f\u1424<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c8\u142f\u1406<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u14c8\u142f\u1405\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaapeu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnaapeuu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nninaapeun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\na man<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nhe is a man<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI am a man<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1525<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u1427\u140b\u1511\u152b<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1455\u1427\u140b\u1426\u1403\u152a\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nawaash<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nawaashiyuu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnitaawaashiyun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\nchild<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he is young<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI am young<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Often these forms are used by children when playing pretend games.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/th>Noun<\/th>\u00a0<\/th>Verb “S\/he is…”<\/th>\u00a0<\/th>Verb “I am…”<\/th><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u144e\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u144e\u14a8<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1455\u144e\u14a7\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\natim<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\natimuu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnitatimun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ndog<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he is a dog<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI’m a dog<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1456\u1439\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u1456\u1439\u14c5<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u14c5\u1456\u1439\u14c4\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nutaapaan<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nutaapaanuu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnuutaapaanun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/td>\r\ncar<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\ns\/he is a car<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nI’m car<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u1405\u1456\u1439\u14c5<\/span> utaapaanuu<\/span> also means (more commonly) s\/he has a car<\/span>, which is not a u- stem verb but a -i verb stem. Contrast the firt person form: nuutaapaanin I have a car<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

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