The Sun and the Moon
The noun root -ndišr- refers to both the sun and the moon. When it is necessary to be clear that you are referring to the moon, you can use this phrase:
wasǫtaˀye yandišraˀ at night, sky body; moon
[wah-sont-ah-ah-yeh[
wasǫt– feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’ + noun root ‘night’
-aˀye external locative noun suffix
yandišraˀ sky body, moon, sun
[yan-dee-shrah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-ndišr- noun root ‘moon, sun’
-aˀ noun suffix
sawatęndišris Moon has again filled itself: new moon
[sah-wah-ten-dee-shrees]
s- repetitive
-aw- factual
-atę- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + semi-reflexive voice
-ndišr- noun root – moon
-i- verb root – to be full
-s dative root suffix + punctual aspect
yandišrih It is a full moon.
[yan-dee-shreeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-ndišr- noun root ‘moon’
-i- verb root ‘to be full’
-h stative aspect
yendišraˀyęh I have seen the moon (or sun).
ye- 1st person singular agent ‘I’
-ndišr- noun root ‘moon, sun’
-a- noun suffix
-ˀyę- verb root ‘to see’
-h stative aspect
undišrahęhteˀ The moon or sun is visible.
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-ndišr- noun root ‘moon, sun’
-ahęte- verb root ‘to be visible, seen’
-ˀ stative aspect
kyundišrutaˀs It is where the sun, moon rises, the east.
[kyoon-dee-shroo-tah-ahs]
ky- cislocative
-u- feminine-zoic patient – it
-ndišr- noun root – sun, moon
-ut- verb root – to stand
-aˀš inchoative root suffix + habitual aspect
For the Sun to Rise – r(a)-
urahkwaˀ sunlight, ray of sun
[oo-rah-kwah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ra- verb root – for the sun to rise
-hkwa- instrumental root suffix
-aˀ noun suffix
kyehke yaraˀ Sun has risen to the middle, noon.
[kyeh-keh]
yaraˀ The sun has risen, is rising.
[yah-rah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ra- verb root – for the sun to rise
-ˀ stative aspect
What time is it? Where is the sun?
anęęˀ iyar
[ah-nen-en]
where? The sun is in such a position. Where is the sun?
iyar The sun is in such a position.
[ee-yahr]
- partitive – such
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-r- verb root – for the sun to rise + stative aspect
For the Sun to Set -aˀtukw-
akwaˀtukwaˀ The sun has set.
[ah-kwah-ah-too-kwah-ah]
a- factual
-kw- dualic
-aˀtukw- verb root – for the sun to set
-aˀ punctual aspect
taˀtukwahtaˀ The sun regularly sets at such a place; the west
[tah-ah-too-kwah-tah-ah]
t- dualic
-aˀtukwa- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + verb root – for the sun to set
-ht- causative root suffix
-aˀ habitual aspect