Working with Wood
yaʼngǫhšraˀ hammer
[yah-ahn-gonh-shrah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
–ˀngǫhšr- noun root – hammer
-aˀ noun suffix
haṅgǫhšramęh He has a hammer, his hammer.
[han-gonh-shrah-menh]
ha- masculine singular agent – he, his
-ngǫhšr- noun root – hammer
-a- joiner vowel
-mę- verb root – have
-h stative aspect
yętǫnyaˀ nail
[yen-ton-nyah-ah]
yętǫny- feminine-zoic singular agent + noun root – nail
-aˀ noun suffix
aʼšraʼ axe, blade
[ah-shrah-ah]
aˀšr- feminine-zoic singular agent + noun root – axe, blade
-aˀ noun suffix
utuyęʼ It is an axe.
[oo-too-yen-en]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-tuyę- verb root – be an axe
-ˀ stative aspect
uwęˀaraˀ board, plank
[oo-wen-en-ah-rah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-węˀar- noun root – board, plank
-aˀ noun suffix
tuwęˀaruyęh It is between the boards.
[too-wen-en-ah-roo-yenh]
t- dualic – two
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-węˀar- noun root – board, plank
-uyę- verb root- be between
-h stative aspect
uhkaraˀ wood chips
[ooh-kah-rah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-(a)hkar- noun root – wood chips
-aˀ noun suffix
yanderuhkwaˀ elm bark dish or box (for carrying water)
[yan-deh-rooh-kwah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
–nderuhkw- noun root – elm bark dish or box
-aˀ noun suffix