Grammar
Derived Nouns
Nouns Ending in -suu (Names for Professions)
| 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 |