Root Crops – -utehr-
utęhraˀ root, turnip
[oo-teh-rah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient -it
-tehr- noun root – root, turnip
-aˀ noun suffix
uętaˀye žutehrutęˀ It is a root with red on it; beets.
[oo-wen-tah-ah-yeh zhoo-teh-roo-ten-en]
uętaˀye on vermillion, ochre; red
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ęt- noun root – vermillion, ochre
-aˀye external locative noun suffix
žutehrutęˀ It is a root of such a nature.
ž- partitive – such
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-tehr- noun root – root
-utę- verb root – be of such a nature
-ˀ stative aspect
unyǫhšaˀatsih žutehrutęˀ It is an orange root, a carrot.
unyǫhšaˀatsih It is called pumpkin, orange
[oon-nyonh-shah-ah-tseeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-nyǫhš- noun root – pumpkin, squash
-a- joiner vowel
-ˀats- verb root – call, name
-ih stative aspect
uʼndawędaʼ potato(es)
[oo-oon-dah-wen-dah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀndawęd- noun root – potato
-aˀ noun suffix