Hungry: -oręhš– ‘breath’ + -ast- ‘be hard, strong’
Kwižuh šatǫręhšahstaˀ Are you hungry?
[kwee-zhooh]
šatǫręhšahstaˀ You are hungry (your breath is hard)
[shah-ton-renh-shah-stah-ah]
š- 2nd person singular agent – you
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-oręhš- noun root – breath
-ast- verb root – be hard, strong’
-aˀ habitual aspect
Hęh yatǫręhšahstaˀ Yes, I am hungry.
[henh]
yatǫręhšahstaˀ I am hungry (my breath is hard)
[yah-ton-renh-shah-stah-ah]
y- 1st person singular agent – I, my
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-oręhš- noun root – breath
-ast- verb root – be hard, strong
-aˀ habitual aspect
ąˀą teˀyatǫręhšahstaˀ No, I am not hungry.
[an-an]
teˀyatǫręhšahstaˀ I am not hungry.
[teh-eh-yah-ton-renh-shah-stah-ah]
teˀ- negative
-y- 1st person singular – I, my
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-oręhš- noun root – breath
-ast- verb root -to be hard, strong
-aˀ habitual aspect
To be hungry for -nǫma-
This verb always incorporates a noun.
haˀwahtsanǫmas He is hungry for meat.
[hah-wah-tsah-non-mahs]
ha- masculine singular agent – he
-ˀwahts- noun root – meat
-a- joiner vowel
-nǫma- verb root – be hungry for
-s habitual aspect
yanęhanǫmas She is hungry for corn.
[yah-nen-hah-non-mahs]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-nęh- noun root – corn
-a- joiner vowel
-nǫma- verb root – be hungry for
-s habitual aspect
yeˀndataranǫmas I am hungry for bread
[yeh-ehn-dah-tah-rah-non-mahs]
ye- 1st person singular agent
-ˀndatar- noun root – bread
-a- joiner vowel
-nǫma- verb root – be hungry for
-s habitual aspect
Eat enough, be satiated, full -ahta-
ayahtaʼndih I have eaten enough.
[ah-yah-tah-ahn-deeh]
ay- 1st person singular patient – I
-ahta- verb root – eat enough
-nd- inchoative root suffix
-ih stative aspect
tehuhtaʼndih He is not satiated, full.
[teh-hooh-tah-an-deeh]
te- negative
-hu- masculine singular patient – he
-hta- verb root – eat enough
-ˀnd- inchoative root suffix
-ih stative aspect