The Verb Root -yǫht- – begin
ewayǫt always, forever
[eh-wah-yont]
ew- translocative – away
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – it[1]
-yǫt- verb root – begin + stative aspect
aˀwahkǫhtęˀ It just began. She just began.
[ah-ah-wah-konh-ten-en]
aˀw- factual
-ahk- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + semi-reflexive
-ǫht- verb root – begin
-ęˀ punctual aspect
ahahkǫtęˀ He just began.
[ah-hah-konh-ten-en]
a- factual
-h- masculine singular agent – he
-ahk- semi-reflexive
-ǫt- verb root – begin
-ęˀ punctual aspect
kwahkǫhtaˀ It begins; at the beginning.
[kwah-konh-tah-ah]
kw- dualic
-ahk- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + semi-reflexive
-ǫht- verb root – begin
-aˀ habitual aspect
karihwayǫht It is certain.
[kah-reeh-wah-yonht]
k- dualic
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-rihw- noun root – matter
-a- joiner vowel
-yǫht- verb root – begin + stative aspect
kesakǫhtęh You (s) will begin here.
[keh-sah-konh-tenh]
k- cislocative – here
-e- future
-s- 2nd person singular patient – you (s)
-ak- semi-reflexive
-ǫht- verb root – begin
-ęh punctual aspect
[1] This verb is irregular in that it belongs to the consonant conjugation but uses in this case -a- as the feminine-zoic singular form.