{"id":6064,"date":"2013-12-18T11:31:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T16:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/"},"modified":"2015-05-17T02:05:52","modified_gmt":"2015-05-17T06:05:52","slug":"nouns-ending-in-siu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/northern-dialect\/word-formation\/noun-structure\/nouns-ending-in-siu\/","title":{"rendered":"Nouns Ending in -siu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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

Nouns ending in -siu (Names for profession)<\/h3>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1426\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1426\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
aaihkunaahchaau.<\/td>\r\n=<\/td>\r\naaihkunaahchaasiu<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
S\/he makes bannock.<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\nbannock maker<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

When the suffix -siu<\/span> is added to a VAI verb stem, it gives an animate noun used to describe a profession or the work that someone does.<\/p>\r\n
VAI Verb<\/th>><\/th>NA Noun<\/th><\/tr>
\u148b\u1505\u146f\u144e\u14ab\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nchiskutimaachaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he teaches.<\/td>\r\n\u148b\u1505\u146f\u144e\u14ab\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nchiskutimaachaasiu<\/td>\r\nteacher<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1505\u148b\u14c4\u1426\u140a\u14ab\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nchischinuhamaachaasiu<\/td>\r\nteacher (older word)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14f5\u148b\u1426\u1404\u1427\u140b\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nsaachihiwaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he loves.<\/td>\r\n\u14f5\u148b\u1426\u1404\u1427\u140b\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nsaachihiiwaasiu<\/td>\r\na loving person<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1505\u1456\u1439\u1427\u1403\u148b\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nchistaapaawichichaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he washes.<\/td>\r\n\u148b\u1505\u1456\u1439\u1427\u1403\u148b\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nchistaapaawichichaasiu<\/td>\r\nlaundry person<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1426\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\naaihkunaahchaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he makes bannock.<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1426\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\naaihkunaahchaasiu<\/td>\r\nbannock maker<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1432\u1427\u14f5\u152e\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1426\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\npiiswaayaaihkunaahchaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he makes bread.<\/td>\r\n\u1432\u1427\u14f5\u152e\u1403\u1426\u146f\u14c8\u1426\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\npiiswaayaaihkunaahchaasiu<\/td>\r\nbread maker<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u146d\u14a8\u166e<\/td>\r\nnikimuu.<\/td>\r\nS\/he sings.<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u146d\u14a7\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nnikimusiu<\/td>\r\nsinger<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1431\u14a5\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\npiminiwaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he cooks.<\/td>\r\n\u1431\u14a5\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\npiminiwaasiu<\/td>\r\ncook<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u14c2\u1426\u1427\u1473\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nminihkwaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he drinks.<\/td>\r\n\u14a5\u14c2\u1426\u1427\u1473\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nminihkwaasiu<\/td>\r\ndrinker<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1511\u1513\u1426\u1404\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nshishuhiichaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he paints.<\/td>\r\n\u1511\u1513\u1426\u1404\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nshishuhiichaasiu<\/td>\r\npainter<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14c2\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nwaapinichaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he throws things away.<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14c2\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nwaapinichaasiu<\/td>\r\ngarbage person<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1426\u140b\u146f\u14c8\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nwaapihaakunaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he shovels snow.<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1426\u140b\u146f\u14c8\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nwaapihaakunaasiu<\/td>\r\nsnowplow operator<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1426\u1404\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nwaapihiichaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he sweeps.<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u140b\u1431\u1426\u1404\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nwaapihiichaasiu<\/td>\r\nsweeper (Wemindji)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u14ef\u1426\u1404\u1491\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\nchisihiichaau.<\/td>\r\nS\/he sweeps.<\/td>\r\n\u148b\u14ef\u1426\u1404\u1491\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\nchisihiichaasiu<\/td>\r\nsweeper<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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When these nouns use the possessive prefixes, the -siu<\/span> part is replaced by -siim<\/span>, made of the possessive suffix -im<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n
\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14c2\u1491\u14f0\u14bb<\/td>\r\nwaapinichaasiim<\/td>\r\nmy garbage person<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u144e\u14f5\u14a5\u1426\u1491\u14f0\u14bb<\/td>\r\nnitisaamihchaasiim<\/td>\r\nmy snowshoe maker<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u148b\u1505\u1456\u1439\u1405\u148b\u1491\u14f0\u14bb<\/td>\r\nnichistaapaauchichaasiim<\/td>\r\nmy laundry person<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1405\u148b\u1505\u1456\u1439\u1405\u148b\u1491\u14f0\u14bb\u1426<\/td>\r\nuchistaapaauchichaasiimh<\/td>\r\nhis laundry person<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Some possessed nouns look like they are directly derived from the verb stem.<\/p>\r\n
\u14c2\u1431\u14ab\u148b\u1426\u1404\u1419\u14bb<\/td>\r\nnipimaachihiiwaam<\/td>\r\nmy life giver<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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