Grammar
Derived Verbs (Secondary)
Verbs of Abundance (“it is an area with lots of…”)
| ᔒᔒᑉ | ᔒᔒᐱᔅᑳᐤ | |||
 |
shiishiip | |
shiishiipiskaau | |
| duck | this is an area with lots of ducks | |||
| ᒥᔅᑎᒄ | ᒥᔅᑎᑯᔅᑳᐤ | |||
|
mistikw | |
mistikuskaau | |
| tree | this is an area with lots of trees |
We can add ᔅᑳᐤ -skaau to a noun to make a verb meaning It is an area with lots of …. This is usually added to nouns of plants, trees, animals, and people.
| Noun | Verb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ᔒᔒᑉ | ᔒᔒᐱᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
shiishiip | |
shiishiipiskaau |
| duck | this is an area with lots of ducks | ||
| ᒥᔅᑎᒄ | ᒥᔅᑎᑯᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
mistikw | |
mistikuskaau |
| tree | this is an area with lots of tree | ||
| ᒦᒋᒻ | ᒦᒋᒥᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
miichim | |
miichimiskaau |
| food | this is an area with lots of food | ||
| ᐧᐋᒋᓈᑲᓐ | ᐧᐋᒋᓈᔭᓂᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
waachinaakan | |
waachinaakaniskaau |
| tamarack | this is an area with lots of tamarack | ||
| ᐊᒥᔅᒄ | ᐊᒥᔅᑯᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
amiskw | |
amiskuskaau |
| beaver | this is an area with lots of beaver | ||
| ᐱᔦᐤ | ᐱᔦᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
piyeu | |
piyeskaau |
| partridge | this is an area with lots of partridge | ||
| ᒫᓂᑌᐤ | ᒫᓂᑌᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
maaniteu | |
maaniteskaau |
| visitor | this is an area with lots of visitor | ||
| ᐱᔦᓲ | ᐱᔦᓰᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
piyesu | |
piyesiiskaau |
| turkey | this is an area with lots of turkey | ||
| ᐱᔔ | ᐱᔒᔅᑳᐤ | ||
|
pishuu | |
pishiiskaau |
| lynx | this is an area with lots of lynx |
Some nouns like ᐱᔦᓲ piyesu turkey change their endings before adding the final -skaau. The rules are the same as for adding the locative suffix. See Noun Stems.