Wet and Dry
Wet
uraˀnǫmęh It is damp, wet.
[oo-rah-an-non-menh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-r- dummy noun root
-a- joiner vowel
-nǫmę– verb root – be damp, wet
-h stative aspect
uˀtahtanǫmęh It is damp wood.
[oo-oo-tah-tan-on-menh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀtaht- noun root – wood
-a- joiner vowel
-nǫmę– verb root – be damp, wet
-h stative aspect
ewažaˀtanǫmęh I will be wet.
[eh-wah-zhah-ah-tan-on-menh]
ew- future
-až 1st person singular patient – I
-aˀt- noun root – body
-a- joiner vowel
-nǫmę- verb root – be damp, wet
-h punctual aspect
Dry
-hstate- – be dry (not incorporating noun roots)
uhstatęh It is dry.
[ooh-stah-tenh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-hstatę– verb root – be dry
-h stative aspect
aˀyehstataˀt I dried it.
[ah-ah-yeh-stah-tah-aht]
aˀ- factual
ye- 1st person singular agent – I
-hstat- verb root – be dry
-at- causative root suffix + punctual aspect
-tę– – be dry (always incorporates noun roots)
uˀtahtatęh dry wood
[oo-oo-taht-aht-enh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀtaht- noun root – wood
-a- joiner vowel
-tę- verb root – wood
-h stative aspect
saˀndahšatęh Your tongue is dry. You are thirsty.
[sah-an-dah-shah-tenh]
sa- 2nd person singular patient – you
-ˀndahš- noun root – tongue
-a- joiner vowel
-tę- verb root – be dry