Derived Verbs (Primary)

Initial + Verb Final

Observation

ᓲᐦᒡ + ᒫᑯᓐ			ᓲᐦᒋᒫᑯᓐ
suuhch + maakun	=		suuhchimaakun
strong + smell			it smells strong

The verb ᓲᐦᒋᒫᑯᓐ suuhchimaakun it smells strong is made from the initial ᓲᐦᒡ suuhch strong and the verb final ᒫᑯᓐ maakun smell. We can say that this verb has a stem made of two elements: an initial and a final. Here are examples of (primary) verb stems made of two elements:

Initial	+	Verb Final	=		Verb
ᒌᐦᑳ		ᓈᑯᓐ			ᒌᐦᑳᓈᑯᓐ
chiihkaa	+	naakun	=		chiihkaanaakun
clear		seems like			it is visible
ᐲᒥ		ᐸᔫ			ᐲᒥᐸᔫ
piimi	+	payuu	=		piimipayuu
crooked		move			it is crooked
ᐱᒥ		ᐅᐦᑌᐤ			ᐱᒧᐦᑌᐤ
pimi	+	uhteu	=		pimuhteu
along		walk			s/he is walking
ᐱᒥ		ᐸᔫ			ᐱᒥᐸᔫ
pimi	+	payuu	=		pimipayuu
along		move			s/he travels by vehicule
ᐱᒥ		ᔑᓐ			ᐱᒥᔑᓐ
pimi	+	shin	=		pimishin
along		horizontal			s/he is lying down
ᐅᑖᒥ		ᔑᓐ			ᐅᑖᒥᔑᓐ
utaami	+	shin	=		utaamishin
hit against		horizontal			s/he slips and falls
ᐋᐱᐦᑖ		ᒌᔑᑳᐤ			ᐋᐱᐦᑖᒌᔑᑳᐤ
aapihtaa	+	chiishikaau	=		aapihtaachiishikaau
half		it is day			it is afternoon
ᒌᔑᑳ		ᐋᔥᑌᐤ			ᒌᔑᑳᔥᑌᐤ
chiishikaa	+	aashteu	=		chiishikaashteu
day		light			it is moonlight