Many of the verbs that describe emotions follow a similar pattern.
Many verbs that describe a phyiscal or emotional sensation are followed by the affix -gusuk- or sometimes just -suk- :
| Kuvia + suk + pit | |
| Kuviasuven? | Are you happy? |
| Kuviasuvunga | I am happy. |
Here are some other examples:
| kanguk + suk | to feel embarrassed |
| kangusuttuuk | The two of them are feeling embarrassed. |
| iliga + suk | to feel shy |
| iligasuven? | Are you feeling shy? |
| kappia + suk | to be a afraid |
| kappiasugami | because he is afraid |
| nalli + gusuk | to feel love |
| nalligusuvâ? | Is she in love? |
| uppi + gusuk | to feel pride |
| uppigusujok | They (2) are proud of something. |
| imik + gusuk | to feel thirst |
| imigusuvunga | I am thirsty |
Next, there is a more complex form of these verbs that takes a transitive verb ending to describe who or what is causing that emotion:
| nalligijâtit | He loves you. |
| kappiagijaga | I am afraid of it. |
| uppigijanga | She is proud of him. |
When a transitive verb ending is used, the affix -suk- is dropped and the verb -gi- is added to the root verb to create a link between different people. Here are some other examples of this construction:
| piu- | to be good; suitable; beautiful |
| piugijân? | Do you like it? |
| itsi- | to be afraid |
| itsigijanga | He is afraid of her. |
| ugguak- | to feel grief |
| ugguagijânga? | Is she grieving for him? |
| ajuunak- | to find something difficult |
| ajunnagijân? | Do you find it difficult? |
| mamak- | to taste good |
| mamagijanga | He likes the taste of it. |
To express the above in the negative, the affix -ngit- is added just before the verb ending:
| Kuvia + suk + ngit + lak | |
| Kuviasungilak | She is not happy. |
| nalli + gi + ngit + tanga | |
| nalligingittanga | He does not love her. |
| imigusungilanga | I am not thirsty. |
| kangusungilatit | You are not shy. |
| Kajuk piugingittaga | I am not enjoying the taste of the broth. |
The affix -tsuak- can also be added to verbs of emotion to empasize or exaggerate the feeling:
| piu + gi + tsuak + jaga | |
| piugitsuajaga | I like it very much. |
| ugguak + gi + tsuak + laut + tanga | |
| ugguagitsualauttanga | He grieved deeply for her. |