2019 – Gathering – Language Lesson #2 – Nouns and Names
-rǫt- tree, log, pole
yarǫtaˀ tree, log, pole
[yah-ron-tah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-rǫt- noun root – tree, log, pole
-aˀ noun suffix
karǫtuˀ It is where there are poles in water (Toronto)
[kah-ron-too-oo]
k- cislocative – where, here
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-rǫt- noun root – tree, log, pole
-u- verb root – be in water
-ˀ stative aspect
karǫtaęh Where a log lies (Detroit)
[kah-ron-tah-enh]
k- cislocative – where
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-rǫt- noun root – tree, log, pole
-a- joiner vowel
-ę- verb root – lie
-h stative aspect
urǫtǫndih A pole is made, Warpole. (Porcupine clan)
[oo-ron-ton-deeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-rǫt- noun root – tree, log, pole
-ǫndi- verb root – make
-h stative aspect
Teyarǫtuyęh It is between two logs, between the logs: Between the Logs
[teh-yah-ron-too-yenh]
te- dualic – two
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-rǫt- noun root – tree, log, pole
-uyę- verb root – be at the meeting, merging point, the fork
-h stative aspect
Tehutrǫturęˀ He splits a log in two: Splitlog
[teh-hoo-tron-too-ren-en]
te- dualic
-hu- masculine singular patient – he
-t- semi-reflexive
-rǫt- noun root – tree, log, pole
-urę- verb root – split in two
-ˀ stative aspect
-rǫny- sky
yarǫnyaˀ sky
[yah-ron-yah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-rǫny- noun root – it
-aˀ noun suffix
Harǫnyuˀ He is sky in the water. (Wolf clan)
[hah-ron-yoo-oo]
ha- masculine singular agent – he
-rǫny- noun root – sky
-u- verb root – be in water
-ˀ stative aspect
Teharǫnyuręˀ He is splitting, or he has split the sky in two. (Large
[teh-hah-ron-yoo-reh-eh] Turtle clan)
te- dualic
-ha- masculine singular agent – he
– rǫny- noun root – sky
-urę- verb root – split in two
-ˀ stative aspect
Šateyarǫnyah It is of the same size as the sky (Porcupine Clan).
[shah-teh-yah-ron-yah] (unfortunately better known as Leather Lips)
ša- coincident
-te- dualic
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-rǫny- noun root – sky
-a- verb root – be a size
-h stative aspect
Yarǫyaˀawiˀ She is sailing, canoeing in the sky.
[yah-ron-yah-ah-wee-ee] (Catherine Coon Johnson, Deer clan)
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-rǫny- noun root – sky
-a- joiner vowel
-ˀawi- verb root – sail, canoe
-ˀ stative aspect