Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Verbs of General Action: -hiiweu

Observation

ᓵᒋᐦᐋᐤ		ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐙᐤ
saachihaau		saachihiiwaau
s/he loves him/her		s/he loves people

The verb ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐙᐤ saachihiiwaau s/he loves people is made from the stem saachih- of the VTA verb ᓵᒋᐦᐋᐤ saachihaau s/he loves him/her and the verb final -iiwaau.

Verbs which end in ᐦᐄᐙᐤ -hiiwaau mean S/he does something to/for people in general. These are VAI verbs which are morphologically intransitive.

Examples:

VTA		VAI
ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐋᐤ		ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐙᐤ
wiichihaau		wiichihiiwaau
s/he helps him/her		s/he helps people
ᒥᓂᐦᐋᐤ		ᒥᓂᐦᐄᐙᐤ
minihaau		minihiiwaau
s/he gives him/her a drink		s/he gives out drinks
ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐋᐤ		ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐙᐤ
pimaachihaau		pimaachihiiwaau
s/he gives life to him/her		s/he gives life to people

These verbs can be turned into new nouns by dropping the final -u and adding the suffix -siu. The new noun describes a person who does the action habitually. This is a productive process.

For example:

ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐙᐤ		ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐙᓯᐤ
saachihiiwaau		saachihiiwaasiu
s/he loves people		a lover

A second and much rarer way of making a noun from these verbs is to add the prefix u- to the verb form. This usage is mainly found in the translation of the Bible.

ᐅᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐙᐤ	upimaachihiiwaau	the Savior
ᐅᒥᓂᐦᐄᐙᐤ	uminihiiwaau	the One who gives drink