Move, Agitate, Stir –už-
This verb must always incorporate a noun.
-at- body (made nasal in this case by the pronominal prefix)
kyutǫhskwerǫht] hayǫmątužeˀs
he has domestic animals he moves them (f)
hayǫmątužeˀs He moves them.
[hah-yon-man-too-zheh-ehs]
hayǫm- masculine singular agent + feminine-zoic plural patient – he – them
-ąt- noun root – body
-už- verb root – move, agitate, stir
-eˀs[1] habitual aspect
-nǫmar- ‘brains’
ayunǫmaružahs They (ind) move, their brains, mourn, sing or dance in
[ah-yoo-non-mah-roo-zhahs] Midwinter ceremony.
ayu- indefinite patient – they
-nǫmar- noun root – brains
-už verb root – move, agitate, stir
-ahs habitual aspect
-ˀndiyǫr- mind, thoughts
sateˀndiyǫružah Play! (said to one person)
[sah-teh-en-dee-yon-roo-zhah]
s- imperative + 2nd person singular agent – you
-ate- semireflexive
-ˀndiyǫr- noun root – mind, thoughts
-už- verb root – move, agitate, stir
-ah imperative aspect
hǫteˀndiyǫružahs They (m) move their thoughts, play.
[hon-teh-en-dee-yon-roo-zhahs]
hǫ- masculine plural agent – they (m)
-te- semi-reflexive
-ˀndiyǫr- noun root – mind, thoughts
-už- verb root – move, agitate, stir
-ahs habitual aspect
hǫteˀndiyǫružahs hatižaˀaha
they (m) move their thoughts, play children
-ręh- ‘treetops’
haręhužahs He shakes the treetops (a porcupine).
[hah-ren-hoo-zhahs]
ha- masculine singular agent – he
-ręh- noun root – treetops
-už- verb root – move, agitate, stir
-ahs habitual aspect
-męnd- word, voice
askemęndužah You interrupted me, moved my words.
[ah-skeh-men-doo-zhah]
a- factual
-ske- 2nd person singular agent + 1st person singular patient – you – me
-męnd- noun root – word, voice
-už- verb root – move, agitate, stir
-ah punctual aspect
[1]This is the more traditional of the two habitual forms for this verb shown in the Narratives.