Verb Root – to be night -a՚ra-
There is a verb root for ‘to be night’ as well as a noun root -sǫt-
euˀrah It will be night
[eh-oo-oo-rah]
e- future
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀra- verb root – to be night
-h punctual aspect
usauˀrah It became night again.
[oo-sah-oo-oo-rah]
u- factual
-s- repetitive
-a- factual
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀra- verb root – to be night
-h punctual aspect
aˀya՚rakyeˀ It was going to be night; it is evening.
[ah-ay-ah-ah-rah-kyeh-eh]
aˀy factual
-ara- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + verb root -to be night- + stative aspect
-ky- progressive root suffix
-eˀ purposive aspect
kyuˀrąndih When it became night.
[kyoo-oo-ran-deeh]
ky- cislocative
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀrą- verb root – to be night
-nd- inchoative root suffix
-ih stative aspect
uˀrahǫnyǫh many nights
[oo-oo-rah-hon-yonh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀra- verb root – to be night
-hǫnyǫ- distributive root suffix
-h stative aspect
yarakyeˀ I am going at night
[yah-rah-kyeh-eh]
y- 1st person singular agent – I
-ara- verb root – to be night + stative aspect
-ky- progressive root suffix
-eˀ purposive aspect