Hit, Strike -aʼe-
Incorporating Nouns
skat ukwihstaʼeh It strikes metal once; it is one o’clock.
ukwihstaʼeh Metal is struck.
[oo-kweeh-stah-ah-eh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-k- semi-reflexive
-wihst- noun root – metal
-aʼe- verb root – strike
-h stative aspect
ehšeˀtaˀeh You (s) will hit, chop wood.
[eh-sheh-eh-tah-ah-eh]
e- future
-hš- 2nd person singular agent – you (s)
-eˀt- noun root – wood
-aˀe- verb root – hit
-h punctual aspect
tahuˀnǫhtaǫˀ aˀturǫtaˀestanǫˀ
he took hold of his leg he struck him against a tree many times
He took hold of his leg and struck him many times against a tree.
aˀturǫtaˀestanǫˀ He struck him against a tree many times.
[ah-aht-hoo-ron-tah-ah-ehs-tah-non-on]
aˀ- factual
-t- dualic
-(h)u- masculine singular agent + masculine singular patient
-rǫt- noun root – tree
-aˀe verb root – hit
-st- causative-instrumental root suffix
-anˀǫ- distributive root suffix
-ˀ punctual aspect
nęh tu taituwaˀeh
now there someone knocked at the door
taituwaˀeh Someone knocked at the door.
[tah-ee-too-wah-ah-eh]
t- dualic
-ai- indefinite agent – one, someone
-tuw- noun root – door
-aˀe- verb root – hit
-h stative aspect
Not Incorporating Nouns
-waʼe
aˀyawaˀeh She hit it.
[ah-ah-yah-wah-ah-eh]
aˀ- factual
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-w- dummy noun root
-aˀe- verb root – hit
-h punctual aspect
tarawaʼeˀ He struck it.
[tah-rah-wah-eh-eh]
t- dualic
-a- factual
-ra- masculine singular agent – he
-w- dummy noun root
-aʼe- verb root – strike
-ˀ punctual aspect
ahǫmąʼę daeˀ d’ uˀnęąˀ The bone struck him
it struck him that one the bone
ahǫmąʼę It struck him.
[ah-hon-man-ah-en]
a- factual
-hǫ- feminine-zoic singular agent + masculine singular patient – it – him
-m- dummy noun root
-ąʼę verb root – hit + stative aspect
-ngwaʼe-[1]
ahungwaˀes de yąngǫhaˀ He hit his hide.
he struck, hit him or his the hide
ahungwaˀes He hit him or his.
[ah-hoon-gwah-ah-ehs]
a- factual
-hu- masculine singular agent + masculine singular patient
-ngw- dummy noun root
-aˀe- verb root – hit
-s dative root suffix + punctual aspect
[1] This form appears rarely. I do not yet know why it appears when it does.