Grammar
Derived Verbs
Verbs of Appearance
| ᓈᐹᐤ + ᓈᑯᓯᐤ | ᓈᐹᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮ | |
| naapaau + naakusiu | = | naapaaunaakusiu. |
| man + seem | S/he looks like a man. |
The verb ᓈᐹᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮ naapaaunaakusiu. S/he looks like a man. is made from the noun ᓈᐹᐤ naapaau man and the verb final ᓈᑯᓯᐤ naakusiu seem.
Examples:
| ᓈᐹᐤ + ᑯᑖᐤ | = | ᓈᐹᑯᑖᐤ᙮ |
| naapaau + kutaau | = | naapaakutaau. |
| man + cross-legged | S/he lays down with her/his legs crossed (like a man). | |
| ᓈᐹᐤ + ᐱᔨᐦᐆ | = | ᓈᐹᐅᐱᔨᐦᐆ᙮ |
| naapaau + piyihuu | = | napaaupiyihuu. |
| man + move | S/he moves like a man. | |
| ᓂᓈᐹᐤ + ᒨ | = | ᓂᓈᐹᐅᒨ᙮ |
| ninaapaau + muu | = | ninaapaaumuu. |
| REDUP.man + talk | (lit.) S/he talks like a man (brags). | |
| ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐤ + ᐦᐆ | = | ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᐦᐆ᙮ |
| iskwaau + huu | = | iskwaauhuu. |
| woman + dress | S/he dresses like a woman. | |
| ᓈᐹᐤ + ᐦᐆ | = | ᓈᐹᐅᐦᐆ᙮ |
| napaau + huu | = | napaauhuu. |
| man + dress | S/he dresses like a man. | |
| ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤ + ᓈᑯᓯᐤ | = | ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐅᓈᑯᓯᐤ᙮ |
| chishaayiyiu + naakusiu | = | chishaayiyiunaakusiu |
| old person + looks like | S/he looks old. | |
| ᐧᐋᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐤ + ᒫᑯᓯᐤ | = | ᐧᐋᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐅᒫᑯᓯᐤ᙮ |
| waamishtikushiiu + maakusiu | = | waamistikushiiumaakusiu. |
| white man + smell | S/he smells like a white-man. |