Ages of Women
Baby, Infant: -kęˀny- (to be smaller, younger)
yakęˀnyaˀah She is a baby, infant.
[yah-ken-en-yah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic single agent – she
-kęˀny- verb root – be smaller, younger
-aˀ- stative aspect
-ah diminutive aspect suffix
Child -žaˀah-
yažaʿahah she (is) a child
[yah-zhah-ah-hah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-žaˀah- noun root -child
-ah noun suffix
Girl –wiˀtsinǫh-
yawiˀtsinǫhaˀ girl
[yah-wee-ee-tseen-on-hah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-wiˀtsinǫh– noun root – girl
-aˀ noun suffix
To be a (beautiful[1]) young woman -winǫ-
yawinǫh She is a young woman.
[yah-wee-nonh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-winǫ- verb root – be a young woman
-h stative aspect
tikawinǫh She is a very beautiful young woman.
[tee-kah-wee-nonh]
ti- dualic
-k- cislocative[2]
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-winǫ- verb root – be a young woman
-h stative aspect
To be a Woman, female: -tehkyę-
utehkyę She is a woman, a female.
[oo-teh-kyenh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
-tehkyę- verb root – be a woman + stative aspect
Old Ones –tsindahš-
utsindahšaˀ old woman
[oo-tseen-dah-shah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
-tsindahš- noun root – old person
-aˀ noun suffix
To be Old -ˀtǫ-
yaˀtǫˀ She is old.
[yah-ah-ton-on]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-ˀtǫ- verb root – be old
-ˀ stative aspect
Elders: -yuwanę- (‘be large, great’)
atiyuwanęs They (female) are great; elders.
[ah-tee-yoo-wan-ens]
ati- feminine-zoic plural agent – they (f)
-yuwanę- verb root – be large, great + stative aspect
-s plural aspect suffix
yayuwanęh She is great, an elder.
[yah-yoo-wan-enh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
yuwanę- verb root – be large, great
-h stative aspect
[1]In stories in the Narratives, there are connotations of the verb referring to the young woman being beautiful.
[2] When the dualic and cislocative combine in this way they take on the ‘very’ meaning of the repetitive.