Fast and Slow
The different verbs meaning ‘be fast’ may be related, as they are all quite similar in sound.
Fast
-ndure-[1] – be fast, quick
humęndandureh He is speaking quickly, fast
[hoo-men-dan-doo-reh]
hu- masculine singular patient – he
-męnd- noun root – word, voice
-a- joiner vowel
-ndure- verb root – be fast, quick
-h stative aspect
-ahskyarǫ[2]– go fast
sahskyarǫh Go fast! (said to one person).
[sah-skyah-ronh]
s- imperative + 2nd person singular agent – you
-ahskarǫ– verb root – go fast
-h imperative aspect
Skwahskyarǫh She goes very fast. (female Snake clan name)
[skwah-skyah-ronh]
skw- repetitive
-ahskarǫ– feminine-zoic singular agent – she – verb root – be, go fast
-h stative aspect
-hstur and -asturat[3]– -be quick, fast (two variations of the same verb root)
uhstureˀ It is fast.
[ooh-stoo-reh-eh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-hsture- verb root – to be fast, quick
-ˀ stative aspect
sasturaht Hurry up! (said to one person)
[sah-stoo-raht]
s- imperative + 2nd person singular agent – you
-asturaht verb root – be fast, quick + imperative aspect .
Slow
-akae- and -hšaę – be slow
huhšaęˀ[4] He is a slow walker, is slow moving.
[hooh-shah-en-en]
hu- masculine singular patient – he
-hšaę– verb root – be slow
-ˀ stative aspect
humęndakaęh[5] His words are slow. He is a slow-talker
[hoo-men-dah-kah-enh]
hu masculine singular patient – he, his
-męnd- noun root – word, voice
-akaę- verb root – be slow
-h stative aspect
[1] This verb always required a noun root to be incorporated into it.
[2] This verb does not incorporate noun roots.
[3] Neither of these two verb roots incorporates noun roots.
[4] This verb root does not incorporate noun roots.
[5] This verb root must incorporate noun roots.