Call – -ngyaˀtęhs-
With this verb root there is always an agent doing the call and a patient being called. In no form in the Narratives do we find the stative aspect.
ayǫngyaˀtęhs She calls them (ind).
[ah-yon-gyah-ah-tens]
ayǫ- feminine-zoic singular agent – she + indefinite patient – she – them
ngyaˀtęs verb root – call + habitual aspect
ehayungyaˀtęhs He will call them (f)
[eh-hah-yoon-gyah-ah-tenhs]
e- future
-hayu- masculine singular agent + feminine-zoic plural patient – he – them (f)
-ngyaˀtęhs verb root – call + punctual aspect
utahayǫngyaˀtęhs He called to them (f) then
[oo-tah-yǫn-gya-ah-tenhs]
u- factual
-t- cislocative
-a- factual
-hayǫ- masculine singular agent + feminine-zoic plural patient – he -them (f)
-ngyaˀtęhs verb root – call + punctual aspect