-yehte- to bear (with strap around shoulder, back or neck),
uyehteˀ She bore it on her back.
[oo-yeh-teh-eh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
-yehte– verb root – to bear
-ˀ stative aspect
Hustayehtah He carries bark, Bark-Carrier (male Porcupine clan name)
[hoo-stah-yeh-tah]
hu- masculine singular patient – he
-st- noun root – bark
-a- noun suffix
-yeht- verb root – to bear
-ah habitual aspect
hutiskęˀrayehtah They (m) carry war, they are warriors.
[hoo-tee-sken-en-rah-yeh-tah]
huti- masculine plural patient – they (m)
-skęˀr- noun root – war
-a- noun suffix
-yeht- verb root – to bear
-ah habitual aspect
husayehteˀ He bears a bowl on a strap around his neck[1].
[hoo-sah-yeh-teh-eh]
hu- masculine singular patient – he
-s- noun root – bowl
-a- noun suffix
-yehte- verb root – to bear
-ˀ stative aspect
ahehteˀ It bears a path.
[ah-heh-teh-eh]
ah- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + noun root – path
-ęhte- verb root – to bear
-ˀ stative aspect
žaˀtayehtaˀ He bears, helps you often, repeatedly.
[zhah-ah-tah-yeh-tah-ah]
ž- masculine singular agent + 2nd person singular patient – he – you
-aˀt- noun root – body
-a- noun suffix
-yeht- verb root – to bear
-aˀ habitual aspect
Huhšędayehteˀ He bears a name around his neck. (male Bear clan name)
[hooh-shen-dah-yeh-teh-eh]
hu- masculine singular patient ‘he’
-hšęd- noun root ‘name’
-a- noun suffix
-yehte- verb root ‘to bear around neck or shoulder’ + stative aspect
-ˀ stative aspect
[1] This refers to him being a person who gambles with three plum or peach pits. Each pit is painted in two colors and the winner is the one who first gets to have all three to have the same color facing upwards.