Happy
yatǫtara I am happy, on top of life.
[yah-ton-tah-rah]
y- 1st person singular agent – I
-at- semi-reflexive voice
–ǫt- noun root – life
-a- joiner vowel
-ra verb root – be on top of + stative aspect
Kwižuh šatǫtara Are you (s) happy?
[kwee-zhooh]
šatǫtara You are happy.
[shah-ton-tah-rah]
š- 2nd person agent – you (s)
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-ǫt- noun root – life
-a- joiner vowel
-ra verb root – be on top of’ + stative aspect
hatǫtara He is happy, on top of life.
[hah-ton-tah-rah]
h- masculine singular agent – he
-at- semi-reflexive voice
–ǫt- noun root – life
-a- joiner vowel
-ra verb root – be on top of + stative aspect
atǫtara She is happy, on top of life.
[ah-ton-tah-rah]
at- feminine-zoic singular agent – she + semi-reflexive voice
-ǫt- noun root – life
-a- joiner vowel
-ra verb root – be on top of + stative aspect
Happy Birthday!
sǫtaręh Be on top of life, be happy.
[son-tah-renh]
s- imperative + 2nd person singular patient – you
-ǫt- noun root ‘life’
-a- joiner vowel
-r- verb root – be on top
-ęh imperative aspect
tahšatǫngyaˀ at the point when you were made, born
[tah-sha-ton-gyah-ah]
ǫ- factual
-t- cislocative ‘when’
-a- factual
-hš- 2nd person singular agent – you (singular)
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-ǫngy- verb root – make
-aˀ punctual aspect