Compound Nouns

Verb + Noun

Observation

ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ + ᐊᑯᐦᑉ			ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑯᐦᑉ
chimuwin + akuhp	=		chimuwinikuhp
It is raining + coat			raincoat

The word ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑯᐦᑉ chimuwinikuhp raincoat is made of a verb ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ chimuwin It is raining and a noun ᐊᑯᐦᑉ akuhp coat. Such a compound noun can be made by adding a noun to an intransitive verb. The gender of the compound noun will be the same as the gender of the noun added after the verb. ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑯᐦᑉ chimuwinikuhp in the example above is an inanimate noun because ᐊᑯᐦᑉ akuhp is inanimate. The gender of the verb does not matter.

Verb Intransitive Inanimate	+	Noun Inanimate	=		Noun Inanimate
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ		ᐊᑯᐦᑉ			ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᑯᐦᑉ
chimuwin	+	akuhp	=		chimuwinikuhp
it is raining		coat			raincoat
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ		ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ			ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᔥᑐᑎᓐ
chimuwin	+	ashtutin	=		chimuunishtutin
it is raining		hat			rainhat
ᐱᐳᓐ		ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ			ᐱᐳᓂᔥᑐᑎᓐ
pipun	+	ashtutin	=		pipunishtutin
it is winter		hat			winter hat
ᐱᐳᓐ		ᐊᑯᐦᑉ			ᐱᐳᓂᑯᐦᑉ
pipun	+	akuhp	=		pipunikuhp
it is winter		coat			winter coat

Verb Animate Intransitive	+	Noun Inanimate	=		Noun Inanimate
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ		ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ			ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐅᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ
ayimihaau	+	misinihiikin	=		ayimihaausinihiikin
s/he speaks to him		book			prayer book
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ		ᓂᑭᒧᓐ			ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐅᓂᑭᒧᓐ
ayimihaau	+	nikimun	=		ayimihaaunikimun
s/he speaks to him		a song/hymn			hymn
ᒦᓰᐤ		ᐧᐃᔮᑭᓐ			ᒦᓰᐅᔮᑭᓐ
miisiiu	+	wiyaakin	=		miisiiuyaakin
s/he defecates		dish			toilet
ᓂᐹᐤ		ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ			ᓂᐹᐅᔥᑐᑎᓐ
nipaau	+	ashtutin	=		nipaaushtutin
s/he sleeps		hat			sleeping bonnet/hat
ᐱᑳᔑᒨ		ᐱᔨᒌᔅ			ᐱᑳᔑᒨᐱᔨᒌᔅ
pikaashimuu	+	piyichiis	=		pikaashimuupiyichiis
s/he swims		pants			bathing suit
ᐱᑳᔑᒨ		ᐊᔥᑐᑎᓐ			ᐱᑳᔑᒨᔥᑐᑎᓐ
pikaashimuu	+	ashtutin	=		pikaashimuushtutin
s/he swims		cap			bathing cap
ᓃᒨ		ᐊᑯᐦᑉ			ᓃᒦᐅᑯᐦᑉ
niimuu	+	akuhp	=		niimiiukuhp
s/he dances		dress			dance dress
ᒑᒋᔖᐹᔮᐤ		ᐊᑯᐦᑉ			ᒑᒋᔖᐹᔮᐅᑯᐦᑉ
chaachishaapaayaau	+	akuhp	=		chaachishaapaayaaukuhp
it is morning		coat			housecoat
ᐧᐋᐱᓂᐤ		ᐊᔅᒋᐦᒄ			ᐧᐋᐱᓂᒑᐅᔅᒋᐦᒄ
waapinichaau	+	aschihkw	=		waapinichaauschihkw
s/he throws away		can/pail			garbage can

Verb Inanimate Intransitive	+	Noun Animate	=		Noun Animate
ᑎᐱᔅᑳᐤ		ᐲᓯᒻ			ᑎᐱᔅᑳᐅᐲᓯᒻ
tipiskaau	+	piisim	=		tipiskaaupiisim
it is night		sun			moon
ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ		ᐱᔨᒌᔅ			ᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᐱᔨᒌᔅ
chimuwin	+	piyichiis	=		chimuwinipiyichiis
it is raining		pants			rainpants
ᐱᐳᓐ		ᐊᔅᑎᓯᒡ			ᐱᐳᓂᔅᑎᓯᒡ
pipun	+	astisich	=		pipunistisich
it is winter		mitts			winter mitts
ᓃᐱᓐ		ᐱᔮᔒᔥ			ᓃᐱᓂᐱᔮᔒᔥ
niipin	+	piyaashiish	=		niipinipiyaashiish
it is summer		bird			summer bird
ᐧᐋᐱᓐ		ᐊᒋᐦᑯᔥ			ᐧᐋᐱᓂᒋᐦᑯᔥ
waapin	+	achihkush	=		waapinichihkush
it is morning		star			morning star

Verb Animate Intransitive	+	Noun Animate	=		Noun Animate
ᐅᐦᐱᐦᐆ		ᐲᓯᒻ			ᐅᐦᐱᐦᐆᐲᓯᒻ
uhpihuu	+	piisim	=		uhpihuupiisim
s/he flies off		sun/month			August
ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐤ		ᐅᒋᒫᐤ			ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐅᒋᒫᐤ
ayimihaau	+	uchimaau	=		ayimihaauchimaau
s/he talks to him		boss			priest
ᐹᔅᒋᒑᐤ		ᐅᒋᒫᐤ			ᐹᔅᒋᒑᐅᒋᒫᐤ
paaschichaau	+	uchimaau	=		paaschichaauchimaau
s/he shoots		boss			shooting boss
ᓂᑐᐱᔨᐤ		ᐅᒋᒫᐤ			ᓂᑐᐱᔨᐅᒋᒫᐤ
nitupiyiu	+	uchimaau	=		nitupiyiuchimaau
s/he fights in war		boss			commander (war)