To Exist – -te-
tuh kǫhtarateˀ There is a lake there.
there where there is a lake
kǫhtarateˀ Where there is a lake.
[konh-tah-rah-teh-eh]
k- cislocative
-ǫhtar- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + noun root – lake
-a- joiner vowel
-te- verb root – exist
-ˀ stative aspect
kyuh karateˀ A forest is nearby
nearby where a forest exists
karateˀ Where there are woods.
[kah-rah-teh-eh]
k- cislocative
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-r- noun root – woods, forest
-a- joiner vowel
-te- verb root – exist
-ˀ stative aspect
tsahteˀ tuh nǫmądeˀ Be there now.
be somewhere there now
tsahteˀ Be somewhere.
[tsah-teh-eh]
tsah- imperative + 2nd person plural agent – you (p)
-te- verb root – exist
-ˀ imperative aspect
setaˀwah Be away from it.
[seh-tah-ah-wah]
se- imperative + 2nd person singular agent – you
-t- verb root – exist
-aˀwa- undoer root suffix
-h imperative aspect
šǫmąh uenǫtatekwi On the far side of the fence.
far side it is a place concerning the fence
uenǫtatekwi It is a place relating to a fence.
[oo-eh-non-tah-teh-kwee]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-enǫt- noun root – hedge, fence
-a- joiner vowel
-te- verb root – exist
-kw- instrumental root suffix
-i stative aspect
ayutriwaˀteˀ One has a matter, custom.
[ah-yoo-tree-wah-ah-teh-eh]
ayu- Indefinite patient – one, they
-t- semi-reflexive
-riw noun root – matter, custom
-a- joiner vowel
-ˀte- verb root – exist
-ˀ stative aspect