Derived Nouns

Nouns Ending in -suu (Names for Professions)

Observation

	ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ			ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ
	aaihkunaahcheu			aaihkunaahchesuu
	s/he makes bannock			bannock maker

The noun for bannock maker is created from the stem of the verb ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ aaihkunaahcheu s/he makes bannock with the suffix -suu.  When the suffix -suu is added to a VAI verb stem, it gives an animate noun used to describe a profession or the work that someone does.

Verb Intransitive Animate		Noun Animate
	ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐤ		ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᓲ
	chiskutamaacheu		chiskutamaachesuu
	s/he teaches		teacher
	ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐦᐊᒫᒉᐤ		ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐦᐊᒫᒉᓲ
	chischinuhamaacheu		chischinuhamaachesuu
	s/he teaches		teacher (older word)
	ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ		ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ
	saachihiiweu		saachihiiwesuu
	s/he loves		a loving person
	ᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᐤ		ᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓲ
	chistaapaaucheu		chistaapaauchesuu
	s/he washes		laundry person
	ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ		ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ
	aaihkunaahcheu		aaihkunaahchesuu
	s/he makes bannock		bannock maker
	ᐲᐧᓭᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ		ᐲᐧᓭᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ
	piisweaaihkunaahcheu		piisweaaihkunaahchesuu
	s/he makes bread		bread maker
	ᓂᑲᒨ		ᓂᑲᒧᓲ
	nikamuu		nikamusuu (C)
	s/he sings		singer
	ᐱᒥᓇᐧᐁᐤ		ᐱᒥᓇᐧᐁᓲ
	piminaweu		piminawesuu (C)
	s/he cooks		cook
	ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑫᐤ		ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑫᓲ
	minihkweu		minihkwesuu
	s/he drinks		drinker
	ᔑᔓᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᔑᔓᐦᐄᒉᓲ
	shishuhiicheu		shishuhiichesuu (C)
	s/he paints		painter
	ᐧᐁᐱᓂᒉᐤ		ᐧᐁᐱᓂᒉᓲ
	wepinicheu		wepinichesuu (C)
	s/he throws things away		garbage person
	ᐧᐁᐱᐦᐋᐅᑯᓀᐤ		ᐧᐁᐱᐦᐋᑯᓀᓲ
	wepihaaukuneu		wepihaakunesuu (C)
	s/he shovels snow		snowplow operator
	ᐧᐁᐸᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᐧᐁᐸᐦᐄᒉᓲ
	wepahiicheu		wepahiichesuu (C)
	s/he sweeps		sweeper (S)
	ᒋᓯᐦᐄᒉᐤ		ᒋᓯᐦᐄᒉᓲ
	chisihiicheu		chisihiichesuu (C)
	s/he dusts		duster (S)
	ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒉᐤ		ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒉᓲ
	masinahiikanihcheu		masinahiikanihchesuu
	s/he makes books		book maker
	ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒉᐤ		ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒉᓲ
	asaamihcheu		asaamihchesuu
	s/he makes snowshoe		snowshoe maker
	ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ		ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ
	wiichihiiweu		wiichihiiwesuu
	s/he helps people		a helper
	ᒥᓂᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ		ᒥᓂᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ
	minihiiweu		minihiiwesuu
	s/he gives out drinks		a bartender
	ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ		ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ
	pimaachihiiweu		pimaachihiiwesuu
	s/he gives life to people		life giver

When these nouns use the possessive prefixes, the -suu part is replaced by -siim, made of the possessive suffix -im.

ᓂᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓰᒻ		niwiichihiiwesiim	my helper
ᓂᑕᓵᒥᐦᒉᓰᒻ		nitasaamihchesiim	my snowshoe maker
ᓂᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓰᒻ		nichistaapaauchesiim	my laundry person
ᐅᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓰᒻᐦ		uchistaapaauchesiimh	his laudry person

Some possessed nouns look like they are directly derived from the verb stem.

ᓂᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᒻ

nipimaachihiiwem

my life giver