Derived Verbs

Verbs of Appearance

Observation

ᓈᐯᐤ + ᓈᑯᓲ			ᓈᐯᐅᓈᑯᓲ
naapeu + naakusuu	=		naapeunaakusuu
man + seem			s/he looks like a man

The verb ᓈᐯᐅᓈᑯᓲ naapeunaakusuu s/he looks like a man is made from the noun ᓈᐯᐤ naapeu man and the verb final ᓈᑯᓲ naakusuu seem.

Examples:

Noun	+	Verb Final	=		Verb
ᓈᐯᐤ		ᑯᑖᐤ			ᒥᔪᐦᑖᑯᓲ
naapeu	+	kutaau	=		naapeukutaau
man		lying down			s/he lays down with her/his legs crossed and hands behind head (like a man)
ᓈᐯᐤ		ᐸᔨᐦᐆ			ᓈᐯᐅᐸᔨᐦᐆ
naapeu	+	payihuu	=		napeupayihuu
man		move like			s/he moves like a man
ᓇᓈᐯᐤ		ᒨ			ᓇᓈᐯᐅᒨ
naapeu	+	muu	=		nanaapeumuu (reduplication)
man		talk like			(lit.) s/he talks like a man (brags)
ᐃᔅᐧᑫᐤ		ᐦᐆ			ᐃᔅᐧᑫᐅᐦᐆ
iskweu	+	huu	=		iskweuhuu
woman		dress like			s/he dresses like a woman
ᓈᐯᐤ		ᐦᐆ			ᓈᐯᐅᐦᐆ
napeu	+	huu	=		napeuhuu
man		dress like			s/he dresses like a man
ᒋᔑᐄᔨᔫ		ᓈᑯᓲ			ᒋᔑᐄᔨᔫᓈᑯᓲ
chisheiyiyuu	+	naakusuu	=		chisheiyiyunaakusuu (C)
elder		seem			s/he looks old
ᒋᔑᐄ		ᓈᑯᓲ			ᒋᔑᐄᓅᓈᑯᓲ
chisheinuu	+	naakusuu	=		chisheinuunaakusuu (I)
elder		seem			s/he looks old
ᒋᔑᐄᔨᔫ		ᓈᑯᓐ			ᒋᔑᐄᔨᔫᓈᑯᓐ
chisheiyiyuu	+	naakun	=		chisheiyiyunaakun (C)
elder		seem			it looks old
ᒋᔑᐄᓅ		ᓈᑯᓐ			ᒋᔑᐄᓅᓈᑯᓐ
chisheinuu	+	naakun	=		chisheinuunaakun (I)
elder		seem			it looks old
ᐁᒥᔅᑎᑯᔒᐤ		ᒫᑯᓲ			ᐁᒥᔅᑎᑯᔒᐅᒫᑯᓲ
wemistikushiiu	+	maakusuu	=		wemistikushiiumaakusuu
white-man		smell			s/he smells like a white-man