-wihst- scales, metal, clock, dollar
ukwihstaʼ metal, clock, scales
[oo-kweeh-stah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-k- semi-reflexive voice
-wihst- noun root – scales, metal
-aˀ noun suffix
tsukwihstat It is one dollar.
[tsoo-kwees-tat]
ts- repetitive
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-k- semi-reflexive voice
-wist- scales, metal, dollar
-a- joiner vowel
-t- verb root – be one + stative aspect
ayekwihstaęʼ I have money.[1]
[ah-yeh-kweeh-stah-en-en]
aye- 1st person singular patient – I
-k- semi-reflexive voice
-wihst- noun root – scales, metal, money
-a- joiner vowel
-ę- verb root – have
-ˀ stative aspect
ukwihstureˀ It is covered with scales (fish, reptile).
[oo-kweehs-too-reh-eh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-k- semi-reflexive voice
-wihst- noun root – scales
-ure- verb root – be covered
-ˀ stative aspect
skat ukwihstaʼe It strikes metal once; it is one o’clock. (with nr -wihst- ‘metal’)
one it strikes metal
ukwihstaʼe It strikes metal.
[oo-kweehs-tah-ah-eh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-k- semi-reflexive voice
-wihst- noun root – scales, metal
-aˀe verb root – hit, strikes + stative aspect
[1] Although the presence of the semi-reflexive voice should make this a-conjugation, there is a history in the language of the form adding the -k- being treated as a root (Potier 1920:448-452).