Words like \u1473\u148b\u1505\u146f\u1455\u14ab\u1489\u1466<\/span> kaachiskutamaachet<\/span> are verbs that are used as nouns. They are called participles or nominalizations. Like nouns, participles are used to identify people and things, like professions and machines. Literally they mean \u2018the one who…\u2019 or \u2018the thing that…\u2019, but they become lexicalized and function as nouns in the sentence.<\/p>\r\n Participles are made from the conjunct indicative neutral third person singular of a verb. They end with a conjunct verbal suffix\u00a0-t,\u00a0-k\u00a0or\u00a0\u2013ch, depending on their original verb type (vai, vti, vii). They usually begin with the preverb kaa- which is written together with the verb to make a participle.<\/p>\r\n Animate noun participles are marked as (nap) and Inanimate noun participles are marked as (nip) in the Cree lexicon.<\/p>\r\n Their inflection pattern is partly like verbs, partly like nouns. In the Southern dialect, the verbal marker is used to form the plural and the obviative, while in the Northern dialect, the noun marker is used (see Northern participle inflection<\/a>). In the possessive, the kaa- is usually dropped except for a few (Inland) speakers who can say the possessive with and without the kaa-. This might be an influence from neighbouring languages, like Innu or Naskapi, which use a kaa- in the possessive.<\/p>\r\n * the final h of the stem becomes n<\/span><\/p>Verb<\/th> \u00a0<\/th> Participle<\/th><\/tr> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u14f0\u14c2\u1439\u1455\u1426\u1404\u1489\u1438\u152b<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u14f0\u14c2\u1439\u1455\u1426\u1404\u1489\u1438\u1528\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> ![\"Click](\"\/img\/speak.gif\" "\\"Click")
<\/td>\r\nsiinipaatahiichepayuu<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\nkaasiinipaatahiichepayich<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n it wrings<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n wringer on washing machine<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u1403\u1505\u1427\u1473\u1426\u1450\u1427\u1404\u1438\u152b<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u1403\u1505\u1427\u1473\u1426\u1450\u1427\u1404\u1438\u1528\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> <\/td>\r\niswkaahtawiipayuu<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\nkaaiskwaahtuwiipayich<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u00a0<\/td>\r\n it goes up<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n elevator<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> \u1473\u1427\u1401\u1438\u1426\u140b\u146f\u14c0\u1466<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\nkaawepahaakunet<\/td>\r\n (nap)<\/td>\r\n snow plow<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u1473\u14c2\u1525\u1450\u1473\u144c\u1466<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\nkaanishtukaatet<\/td>\r\n (nap)<\/td>\r\n three-wheeler<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u1473\u1472\u1505\u148b\u1426\u1456\u1466<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaakaschihtaat<\/td>\r\n (nap)<\/td>\r\n hero, winner<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u1473\u1472\u14c7\u1427\u1401\u1528\u1426\u1455\u1426\u1483<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaakanaweyihtahk<\/td>\r\n (nap)<\/td>\r\n caretaker<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u1473\u14a5\u1426\u146f\u1438\u1528\u14c8\u14c5\u14a1<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\nkaamihkupayinaanuuch<\/td>\r\n (nip)<\/td>\r\n measles<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u1473\u1405\u1426\u144c\u1438\u1528\u1426\u14a1<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\nkaauhtepayihch<\/td>\r\n (nip)<\/td>\r\n fruit salts, fizzing medicine<\/span> (lit. it fizzes<\/span>)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u1473\u148b\u1426\u1473\u1525\u144c\u1426\u144e\u1426\u14a1<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaachihkaashtehtihch<\/td>\r\n (nip)<\/td>\r\n movie<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u1473\u144e\u1426\u144e\u1438\u1528\u14a1<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaatihtipayich<\/td>\r\n (nip)<\/td>\r\n a tire<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Participle Inflection<\/h3>\r\n
Noun Animate Participle<\/th><\/tr> singular<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u1427\u1401\u1438\u1426\u140a\u146f\u14c0\u1466<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaa<\/span>wepahaakunet<\/span><\/td>\r\n a snow plow<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> plural<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u1427\u1401\u1438\u1426\u140a\u146f\u14c0\u1427\u1456\u1424<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaa<\/span>wepahaakunetwaau<\/span><\/td>\r\n snow plows<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> obviative (singular and plural)<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u1427\u1401\u1438\u1426\u140a\u146f\u14c0\u1528\u14a1\u1426<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaa<\/span>wepahaakuneyacht<\/span><\/td>\r\n (she sees a\/many\u2026) snow plow(s)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Noun Inanimate Participle<\/th><\/tr> singular<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u144e\u1426\u144e\u1438\u1528\u14a1<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaa<\/span>tihtipayich<\/span><\/td>\r\n a tire<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> plural<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u144e\u1426\u144e\u1438\u1528\u1427\u1473\u1424<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaa<\/span>tihtipayikwaau<\/span><\/td>\r\n many tires<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> obviative singular<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u144e\u1426\u144e\u1438\u1528\u1528\u14a1<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaa<\/span>tihtipayirich<\/span><\/td>\r\n (she sees a\u2026) tire<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> obviative plural<\/td>\r\n \u1473\u144e\u1426\u144e\u1438\u1528\u1528\u14a1<\/td>\r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n kaa<\/span>tihtipayiyacht<\/span><\/td>\r\n (she sees many\u2026) tires<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Possessive<\/h3>\r\n
\u1473\u1431\u14a5\u1426\u152e\u14aa\u1472\u1426\u14a1<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\nkaa<\/span>pimihyaamakahch<\/span>*<\/td>\r\n (nip)<\/td>\r\n airplane<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u14c2\u1431\u14a5\u1426\u1403\u152e\u14aa\u1472\u14c2\u14bb<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\nni<\/span>pimihiyaamakanim<\/span> (C)<\/td>\r\n (nap)<\/td>\r\n my airplane<\/td>\r\n<\/tr> \u14c2\u1473\u1431\u14a5\u1426\u1403\u152e\u14aa\u1472\u14c2\u14bb<\/td>\r\n <\/td>\r\n(?) nikaa<\/span>pimihiyaamakanim <\/span>(I)<\/td>\r\n (nap)<\/td>\r\n my airplane<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>