Laugh and Cry
Be Light-hearted, Laugh, Smile -ehskwa-
ažuweskwaˀtęˀ kurahkuwah hąęˀąh
she would be made to laugh Kurahkuwah his child
ažuweskwaˀtęˀ She would be made to laugh, smile.
[ah-zhoo-wehs-kwah-ah-ten-en]
až- optative
-uw- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
-ehskwa- verb root – be light-hearted
-ˀt- causative root suffix
-ęʼ dative root suffix + punctual aspect
tsinęˀę eyandaˀurahaˀ d
who? one will have the ability that which
euwehskwaˀtęˀ de kurahkuwah haęˀąh
one will make her laugh who Kurahkuwah his daughter
Whoever will have the ability to make Kurahkuwah’s daughter laugh?
euwehskwaˀtęˀ One will make her laugh, smile.
[eh-oo-wehs-kwah-ah-ten-en]
e- future
-uw- feminine-zoic singular agent + feminine-zoic singular patient
-ehskwa- verb root – be light-hearted
-ˀt- causative root suffix
-ęˀ dative root suffix + punctual aspect
takyehskwaˀtandih He laughed then, there
[tah-kyehs-kwah-ah-tan-deeh]
t- cislocative
-aky- masculine singular agent – he + semi-reflexive
-ehskwa- verb root – be light-hearted
-ˀt- causative root suffix
-and- dative root suffix
-ih stative aspect
Cry -aręt-
aharętęˀ He cried.
[ah-hah-ren-ten-en]
a- factual
-h- masculine singular agent – he
-aręt- verb root – cry
-ęˀ punctual aspect
wehstaˀtuˀ ehšarętęh You must not cry.
must not you will cry
ehšarętęh You will cry.
[eh-shah-ren-ten]
e- future
-hš- 2nd person singular agent – you
-aręt verb root – cry
-ęh punctual aspect
Tear(s) -yašr-
yayašraʼ tear, tears
[yah-yah-shrah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-yašr- noun root – tear, tears
-aʼ noun suffix
yayašręndih Her tears are falling.
[yah-yah-shren-deeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she, her
-yašr- noun root – tear, tears
-ęn- verb root – fall
-d- inchoative root suffix
-ih stative aspect