Example 75-291

Soo wiichihiweeshk daa la pital ayaayiw.
Soo
3.poss.m
wiichih-iwee-shk
help-indf.obj-nmlz
daa
loc
la
def.art.f.sg
pital
hospital
ayaa-yi-w.
be-poss-3
Her helper is in the hospital.
Comment:
The -yi- suffix indicates that the subject is a possessed noun. The -iwee- suffix indicates that the object is indefinite ('he helps people') and it makes the verb intransitive. The suffix -shk is a nominalizer indicating 'one who frequently...'.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983: 151