Indefinite Agent
The indefinite agent takes distinctly different forms with each conjugation. The consonant conjugation takes -e-, the a- conjugation -ǫ-, e- conjugation and o- conjugation take -ay-, while the i- conjugation takes just -a-.
Indefinite Agent with no Patient
eyanyǫˀ One is cooking (in a pot)
[eh-yan-yon-on]
e- indefinite agent – one (consonant conjugation)
-yanyǫ- verb root – to cook (in a pot)
-ˀ stative aspect
ǫtǫndeˀ They (ind) are going to become.
[on-ton-deh-eh]
ǫ- indefinite agent – they (a- conjugation)
-tǫ- verb root – to become
-d- dislocative root suffix
-eˀ purposive aspect
ayeheˀ They (ind) wish, want, think.
[ah-ye-heh-eh]
ay- indefinite agent – they (e-conjugation)
-eh- verb root – to wish
-eˀ purposive aspect
aihraˀ One drinks it.
[ah-eeh-rah-ah]
a- Indefinite agent – one (i- conjugation)
-ihr- verb root – to drink
-aˀ habitual aspect
ayǫmęh They (ind) are humans.
[ah-yon-menh]
ay- Indefinite agent – they
-ǫmę- verb root – to be human (o-conjugation)
-h stative aspect
With 1st Person Singular Patient -ǫ(n)y(e)-
ǫnyąkǫhšutandih Someone stuck a face at me, invited me.
[on-yan-konh-shoo-tan-deeh]
ǫny- Indefinite agent + 1st person singular patient
-ąk- semi-reflexive voice
-ǫhš- noun root – face
-ut- verb root – to stand
-and- dative root suffix
-ih stative aspect
haˀǫyeˀnǫhšuh They (ind) dropped my bag in the water
[hah-ah-on-yeh-en-nonh-sooh]
haˀ- factual
-ǫye- Indefinite agent + 1st person singular patient
-ˀnǫhš- noun root – bag
-u- verb root – to be in water
-h punctual aspect
With First Person Plural Patient -ǫki-
ǫkižahstęˀ One is hard on us.
[on-kee-zah-sten-en]
ǫkiž- indefinite agent + 1st person plural patient – one – us
-ahst- verb root – to be hard
-ęˀ stative aspect
With 2nd Person Singular Patient -es(e)-
ekyesanǫht They (ind) will give you.
[eh-kyeh-sah-noht]
e- future
-ky- dualic
-esa- indefinite agent + 2nd person singular patient – they – you
-nǫht verb root – to give + punctual aspect