Twist, Turn – tase-
aʼyakyaʼtataseʼ I turned myself completely around. (with -aʼt- ‘body’)
[ah-ah-yah-kyah-ah-tah-ta-seh-eh]
aˀ- factual
-y- 1st person singular agent – I
-aky- semi-reflexive voice
-aˀt- noun root – body
-a- joiner vowel
-tase- verb root – twist, turn
-ˀ stative aspect
Tehatǫtarataseˀ He is a lake twisted in two. (male Striped Turtle name)
[teh-hah-ton-tah-rah-tah-seh-eh]
te- dualic
h- masculine agent – he
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-ǫtar– noun root – lake
-a- joiner vowel
-tase verb root – twist, turn
-ˀ stative aspect
Tehatrǫnyataseˀ His sky is twisted. (male Bear Clan name)
[teh-hah-tron-yah-tah-seh-eh]
te- dualic
-h- masculine singular agent – his
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-rǫny- noun root – sky
-a- joiner vowel
-tase- verb root – turn, twist
-ˀ stative aspect
ahǫtetaseˀ They (m) twisted themselves, formed a circle.
[ah-hon-the-tah-seh-eh]
a- factual
-hǫ- masculine plural agent – they (m)
-te- semi-reflexive voice
-tase- verb root – twist, turn
-ˀ punctual aspect