Terms Relating to Fire
Fire -tsihst-
utsihstaˀ fire, live, glowing coals
[oo-tseeh-stah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-tsihst- noun root – fire, live, glowing coals
-aˀ noun suffix
Ahatsihstare He moved the fire around, put coals on top (male name).
[ah-hah-tseeh-stah-reh]
a- factual
-ha- masculine singular agent – he
-tsihst- noun root – fire, live coals
-a- noun suffix
-re verb root – to stir + punctual aspect
Hearth, Fire -tsęh-
yatsęhaˀ hearth, fire
[yah-tsen-hah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-tsęh noun root – fire, hearth
-aˀ noun suffix
yatsęhayeˀ There are such a number of hearths, fires.
[yah-tsen-hah-yeh-eh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-tsęh- noun root – hearth, fire
-a- noun suffix
-ye- verb root – to number
-ˀ stative aspect
utǫrǫtǫˀ yatsęhayeˀ There are plenty of hearths.
there are plenty such a number of hearths, fires
Flame -hahš-
yahahšaˀ flame, lamp, council
[yah-hah-shah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-hahš- noun root – flame
-aˀ noun suffix
ahatihahšęh They (m) put a flame, held a council.
[ah-hatee-hshenh]
a- factual
-hati- masculine plural agent – they (m)
-hahš- noun root – flame
-ę- verb root – to put
-h punctual aspect
Smoke -hsat-
uhsataˀ smoke (also fog, mist, and steam)
[ooh-sah-tah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-hsat- noun root – smoke
-aˀ noun suffix
aˀkahsatęˀhąˀ It became foggy, smoky. (with vr -ę- ‘to happen’)
[ah-ah-kah-sah-ten-en-han-han]
aˀ- factual
-k- dualic
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-hsat- noun root – smoke
-ę- verb root – to happen
-hą inchoative root suffix
-ˀ punctual aspect
Related Terms
urukwa՚ smoke hole, chimney
[oo-roo-kwah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ru- verb root ‘to pierce‘
-kw- instrumental root suffix nominalizer
-a՚ noun suffix
Charcoal -tsęhęst-
utsęhęstaˀ– charcoal, gun powder
[oo-tsen-hen-stah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-tsęhęst- noun root – charcoal, gun powder
-aˀ noun suffix
yatsęhęstaˀtsih It is called charcoal (i.e., black).
[yah-tsen-hen-stah-ah-tseeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-tsęhęst- noun root – charcoal
-aˀts- verb root – to be called
-ih stative aspect
Ashes –ˀyęhr-
uˀyęhraˀ ashes
[oo-oo-yenh-rah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
–ˀyęhr- noun root – ashes, dust
-aˀ noun suffix
uˀyęraˀtsih It is called ash, ashes (i.e., gray)
[oo-oo-yen-rah-ah-tseeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
–ˀyęhr- noun root – ashes, dust
-aˀts- verb root – to be called
-ih stative aspect
To Burn -atey-
ahǫteyaht They (m) made a fire.
[ah-hon-teh-yaht]
a- factual
hǫ- masculine plural agent – they (m)
-tey- verb root – to burn
-aht causative root suffix + punctual aspect
Hundahšateyęˀ His tongue is burning (male Snake clan name).
[hoon-dah-shat-eh-yen-en]
hu- masculine singular patient ‘his’
-ndahš- noun root, ‘tongue’
-atey- verb root ‘to burn, be burning’
-ęˀ stative aspect
To Extinguish –aˀskwa-
aˀwaˀskwaˀ Fire is out, extinguished.
[ah-ah-wah-ah-skwah-ah]
aˀw- factual
-aˀskwa- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + verb root – to extinguish
-ˀ punctual aspect