Nouns with finals

Noun + Concrete Final

Observation

ᒫᐦᑮ + ᐋᐦᑎᒄ			ᒫᐦᑮᔮᐦᑎᒄ
maahkii + aahtikw	=		maahkiiyaahtikw
tent + stick			tent frame

The word ᒫᐦᑮᔮᐦᑎᒄ maahkiiyaahtikw tent frame is made of two parts: the noun ᒫᐦᑮ maahkii tent and the noun final ᐋᐦᑎᒄ -aahtikw indicating that something is stick-like. The noun final cannot occur alone, but must always be attached to the end of a noun stem or to an initial. One set of finals describes concrete properties of an object: what it is made of or the way it appears. Another set is formed from terms for body parts.

List of Concrete Finals
ᐋᐦᑎᒄ	-aahtikw	stick-like
ᐋᔅᒄ	-aaskw
ᐋᐲ	-aapii	string-like
ᐋᐱᔅᒡ	-aapisch	hard (metal, stone, glass)
ᐋᐱᔅᒄ	-aapiskw
ᐋᐴ	-aapuu (I)	liquid
ᐋᐳᐃ	-aapui (C)
ᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ	-chiwaahp	tent / teepee
ᐁᒋᓐ	-echin	sheet-like
ᑲᒥᒄ	-kamikw	structure
ᑳᓐ	-kaan	man-made, manufactured
ᒥᓐ	-min (C)	berry
ᒥᓈᓐ	-minaan (I)
ᔅᑲᒥᒄ	-skamikw	moss, earth
ᔅᑎᒄ	-stikw	river
ᔮᓐ	-yaan	sheet-like

 

Noun	+	Concrete Final	=		Noun
ᐊᐳᐃ		ᐋᐦᑎᒄ			ᐊᐳᔮᐦᑎᒄ
apui	+	aahtikw	=		apuyaahtikw
paddle		stick-like			paddle stick
ᐊᐧᐹᓐ		ᐋᔅᒄ			ᐊᐧᐹᓈᔅᒄ
apwaan	+	aaskw	=		apwaanaaskw
roasted meat		stick			roasting stick
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ		ᐋᐳᐃ			ᐊᒥᔅᐧᑳᐳᐃ
amiskw	+	aapui	=		amiskwaapui (C)
beaver		broth			beaver broth
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ		ᐋᐴ			ᐊᒥᔅᐧᑳᐴ
amiskw	+	aapuu	=		amiskwaapuu (I)
beaver		broth			beaver broth
ᐧᐋᐳᔥ		ᐋᐳᐃ			ᐧᐋᐳᔣᐳᐃ
waapush	+	aapui	=		waapushwaapui (C)
rabbit		broth			rabbit broth
ᐧᐋᐳᔥ		ᐋᐴ			ᐧᐋᐳᔣᐴ
waapush	+	aapuu	=		waapushwaapuu (I)
rabbit		broth			rabbit broth
ᐊᑎᐦᒄ		ᐋᐳᐃ			ᐊᑎᐦᐧᑳᐳᐃ
atihkw	+	aapui	=		atihkwaapui (C)
caribou		broth			caribou broth
ᐊᑎᐦᒄ		ᐋᐴ			ᐊᑎᐦᐧᑳᐴ
atihkw	+	-aapuu	=		atihkwaapuu (I)
caribou		broth			caribou broth
ᐧᐋᓭᓂᐦᑖᑲᓐ		ᐋᐱᔅᒄ			ᐧᐋᓭᓂᐦᑖᑲᓈᐱᔅᒄ
waasenihtaakan	+	aapiskw	=		waasenihtaakanaapiskw
window		glass			windowpane
ᒫᐦᑮ		ᐁᒋᓐ			ᒫᐦᑮᔦᒋᓐ
maahkii	+	echin	=		maahkiiyechin
tent		cloth			canvas
ᒫᐦᑮ		ᐋᐦᑎᒄ			ᒫᐦᑮᔮᐦᑎᒄ
maahkii	+	-aahtikw	=		maahkiiyaahtikw
tent		stick			tent frame
ᐧᐊᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ		ᐋᐦᑎᒄ			ᐧᐊᓇᐦᐄᑲᓈᐦᑎᒄ
wanahiikan	+	aahtikw	=		wanahiikanaahtikw
trap		stick			stick for trap
ᐊᐦᐄᐱᐦᑳᓐ		ᐋᐦᑎᒄ			ᐊᐦᐄᐱᐦᑳᓈᐦᑎᒄ
ahiipihkaan	+	aahtikw	=		ahiipihkaanaahtikw
fishnet		stick			netting needle

 

Noun + Body part Final

List of Body Part Finals
ᐁᐅᒄ	-eukw	muscle flesh
ᐃᑲᓐ	-ikan	bone
ᒉᑲᓐ	-chekan
ᐋᔫ	-aayuu	tail
ᓯᑖᓐ	-sitaan	foot
ᔅᑖᓐ	-staan
ᐧᐄᔫ	-wiiyuu	fat
ᑎᐦᒌ	-tihchii	hand, forepaw
ᑎᐦᒑᓐ	-tihchaan	finger
ᑳᑦ	-kaat	animal leg

 

Noun	+	Body Part Final	=		Noun
ᐅᐧᐹᒻ		ᐁᐅᒄ			ᐅᐧᐹᒣᐅᒄ
upwaam	+	eukw	=		upwaameukw
thigh		muscle flesh			flesh of thigh
ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓐ		ᐃᑲᓐ			ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓂᑲᓐ
ushtikwaan	+	ikan	=		ushtikwaanikan
head		bone			skull
ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓐ		ᒉᑲᓐ			ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓂᒉᑲᓐ
ushtikwaan	+	chekan	=		ushtikwaanichekan
head		bone			bone of the head
ᐅᐧᐹᒻ		ᒉᑲᓐ			ᐅᐧᐹᒥᒉᑲᓐ
upwaam	+	chekan	=		upwaamichekan
thigh		bone			thigh bone
ᑳᒄ		ᐋᔫ			ᑳᐧᑳᔫ
kaakw	+	aayuu	=		kaakwaayuu
porcupine		tail			porcupine tail
ᐐᑳᔅᒡ		ᓯᑖᓐ			ᐧᐄᑳᔅᒋᓯᑖᓐ
wiikaasch	+	s(i)taan	=		wiikaaschisitaan
underside		foot			callus on the foot
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ		ᐧᐄᔫ			ᐊᒥᔅᑯᐧᐄᔫ
amiskw	+	wiiyuu	=		amiskuwiiyuu (C)
beaver		fat			beaver fat
ᐊᒥᔅᒄ		ᑎᐦᒌ			ᐊᒥᔅᑯᑎᐦᒌ
amiskw	+	tihchii	=		amiskutihchii
beaver		hand/forepaw			beaver forepaw
ᒨᔅ		ᑳᑦ			ᒨᓱᑳᑦ
muus	+	kaat	=		muusukaat
moose		leg			lower leg of moose