Number -ye-
ehšrǫnkyaˀ ašęhk iwayeh You will cut three logs.
you will cut a log three it is such a number
iwayeh It is such a number.
[ee-wah-yeh]
iw- partitive
-a- feminine-zoic singular – it
-ye- verb root – number
-h stative aspect
aˀtemętayeh Every day.
[ah-ah-teh-men-tah-yeh]
aˀ- translocative
-tem- dualic
-ęt- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + noun root – day
-a- joiner vowel
-ye- verb root – number
-h stative aspect
ašęhk iskwahsǫtayeh Three nights.
three such a number of nights
iskwahsǫtayeh It is such a number of nights.
[ee-skwah-son-tah-yeh]
i- partitive
-skw- repetitive
-ahsǫt- noun root – night
-a- joiner vowel
-ye- verb root – number
-h stative aspect
hutiˀtarayeˀ They (m) have such a number of clans.
[hoo-tee-ee-tah-rah-yeh-eh]
huti- masculine plural patient – they (m)
-ˀtar- noun root – clay, clan
-a- joiner vowel
-yę- verb root – number
-ˀ stative aspect
hateyǫˀ undenyǫhšayęˀ Every year. Each year.
every time it is a year
undenyǫhšayeˀ It is a year
[oon-den-yonh-shah-yeh-eh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ndenyǫ- verb root – overcome
-hs- nominalizer
-a- joiner verb
-ye- verb root – number
-ˀ stative aspect
Number of humans -ǫ-
imęnǫh They (humans) (f) number such.
[ee-men-nonh]
im- partitive
-ęn- feminine-zoic plural agent – they (f)
-ǫ- verb root – number of humans
-h stative aspect
ihęnǫh They (humans) (m) number such.
[ee-hen-nonh]
i- partitive
-hęn- masculine plural agent – they (m)
-ǫ- verb root – number of humans
-h stative aspect
Number in a Series -atǫ- ‘become’ + -ˀt- causative root suffix
uwihš ekwatǫˀtaˀ It is the fifth.
five it is such a number in a series
ekwatǫˀtaˀ It is such a number in a series.
[eh-kwah-ton-on-tah-ah]
ekw- dualic
-atǫ- verb root – become
-ˀt- causative root suffix
-aˀ habitual aspect