Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verbs of Abundance (“it is an area with lots of…”)

Observation

	ᔒᔒᑉ			ᔒᔒᐱᔅᑳᐤ
	shiishiip			shiishiipiskaau
	duck			this is an area with lots of ducks
	ᒥᔥᑎᒄ			ᒥᔥᑎᑯᔅᑳᐤ
	mishtikw			mishtikuskaau
	tree			this is an area with lots of trees

We can add -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.

	ᔒᔒᑉ			ᔒᔒᐱᔅᑳᐤ᙮
	shiishiip			shiishiipiskaau.
	duck			This is an area with lots of ducks.
	ᒥᔥᑎᒄ			ᒥᔥᑎᑯᔅᑳᐤ᙮
	mishtikw			mishtikuskaau.
	tree			This is an area with lots of tree.
	ᒦᒋᒻ			ᒦᒋᒥᔅᑳᐤ
	miichim			miichimiskaau
	food			This is an area with lots of food.
	ᐧᐋᒋᓈᑭᓐ			ᐧᐋᒋᓈᑭᓂᔅᑳᐤ
	waachinaakin			waachinaakiniskaau
	tamarack			this is an area with lots of tamarack
	ᐊᒥᔅᒄ			ᐊᒥᔅᑯᔅᑳᐤ
	amiskw			amiskuskaau
	beaver			this is an area with lots of beaver
	ᐱᔮᐤ			ᐱᔮᔅᑳᐤ
	piyaau			piyaaskaau
	partridge			this is an area with lots of partridge
	ᒫᓂᑖᐤ			ᒫᓂᑖᔅᑳᐤ
	maanitaau			maanitaaskaau
	visitor			this is an area with lots of visitors
	ᐱᔑᐤ			ᐱᔒᔅᑳᐤ
	pishiu			pishiiskaau
	lynx			this is an area with lots of lynx

Some nouns like ᐱᔮᓯᐤ piyaasiu turkey change their endings before adding the final -skaau. The rules are the same as for adding the locative suffix. See Noun Stems.