Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verbs of Possession (“to have…”)

Observation

	ᒥᔅᒋᓯᓐ		ᐅᒥᔅᒋᓯᓐ		ᐅᒥᔅᒋᓯᓂᐤ᙮
	mischisin		umischisin		umischisiniu.
	a shoe		his/her shoe		S/he has shoes.

The verb ᐅᒥᔅᒋᓯᓂᐤ umischisiniu s/he has shoes is made up from the possessed noun ᐅᒥᔅᒋᓯᓐ umischisin his/her shoe and the verb ending -iu to make a verb meaning s/he has shoes

Such verbs of possession can be formed by the addition of a secondary suffix to a possessed noun with a third-person prefix, and, if required, the possessive suffix -im. The verb underlying stem vowel is -i followed by inflection -u which becomes -iu.

Noun		Possessed Noun		Verb “S/he has…”		Verb “I have…”
	ᒥᔅᒋᓯᓐ		ᐅᒥᔅᒋᓯᓅ		ᐅᒥᔅᒋᓯᓅ᙮		ᓅᒥᔅᒋᓯᓂᓐ᙮
	mischisin		umischisin		umischisiniu.		nuumischisinin.
	shoe		his/her shoe		S/he has shoes.		I have shoes.
	ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔥ		ᐅᑎᐧᐋᔑᔒᒻᐦ		ᐅᑎᐧᐋᔑᔒᒥᐤ		ᓅᑎᐧᐋᔑᔒᒥᓐ
	awaashish		utiwaashishiimh		utiwaashishiimiu		nuutiwaashishiimin
	child		his/her child		s/he has a child/children		I have a child/children
Words which already begin with u- do not usually add another u- at the beginning.
			ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓐ		ᐅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓂᐤ᙮		ᓅᔥᑎᐧᑳᓂᓐ᙮
			ushtikwaan		ushtikwaaniu.		nuushtikwaanin.
			his/her head		S/he has brains (is smart).		I am smart.
					S/he has a head.		I have a head.

An exception is made for a few names of relatives (kinship terms) in the northern dialect:

Stem		Dependant Noun		Verb “S/he has…”		Verb “I have…”
	ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄ		ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᒫᐤ		ᐅᐦᑖᐐᐤ᙮		ᓅᐦᑖᐧᐄᓐ᙮
	uhtaawi		uhtaawiih		uhtaawiiu.		nuuhtaawiin.
	father		his/her father		S/he has a father.		I have a father.
	ᐅᐦᑯᒻ		ᐅᐦᑯᒥᒫᐤ		ᐅᐦᑯᒨ᙮		ᓅᐦᑯᒥᓐ᙮
	uhkum		uhkumh		uhkumuu.		nuuhkumin.
	grandmother		his/her grandmother		S/he has a grandmother.		I have a grandmother.
	ᐅᐦᑯᒥᔅ		ᐅᐦᑯᒥᔅᐦ		ᐅᐦᑯᒥᓯᐤ᙮		ᓅᐦᑯᒥᓯᓐ᙮
	uhkumis		uhkumish		uhkumisiu.		nuuhkumisin.
	uncle/step-father		his/her uncle/step-father		S/he has a uncle/step-father.		I have a uncle/step-father.

For the second person personal prefix of possessed forms, the variant ku- is used for many words, not chu- (young speakers tend to do this).

ᑰᑎᐧᐋᔑᔒᒥᓐ		kuutiwaashishiimin	you have a child
ᑰᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᓐ		kuuhtaawiin	you have a father
ᑰᒥᔅᒋᓯᓂᓐ		kuuhkumisin	you have an uncle/step-father