Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verbs of Creation (“to make…”)

Observation

ᐊᓵᒻ + ᐃᐦᒑᐤ			ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒑᐤ
asaam + ihchaau	=		asaamihchaau
snowshoe + to make			s/he makes snowshoes

The verb ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒑᐤ asaamihchaau s/he makes snowshoes is made from the noun ᐊᓵᒻ asaam snowshoe and the verb final ᐃᐦᒑᐤ -ihchaau to make. Many verbs of creation can be made like that, by adding the verb final -ihchaau to a noun. This makes a verb which means “to make a ….”. Certain nouns drop the final -u before the ending is added.

Examples:

	Noun		Verb
	ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ		ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓂᐦᒑᐤ
	misinihiikin		misinihiikinihchaau
	book		s/he makes a book
	ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ		ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᐱᐦᒑᐤ
	miichiwaahp		miichiwaahpihchaau
	teepee		s/he makes a teepee
	ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐤ		ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒑᐤ
	aaihkunaau		aaihkunaahchaau
	bannock		s/he makes bannock

These verbs can be turned into new nouns by dropping the final -u and adding the suffix -siu. The new noun means “the person who makes… ” and is used to refer to a profession or an habitual activity. This is a very productive process (see Nouns ending in -siu).

Example:

ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒑᓯᐤ

aaihkunaahchaasiu

the bannock maker