Bags
-ˀnǫhš-
yanǫhšaˀ bag
[yan-onh-shah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀnǫhš- noun root – bag
-aˀ noun suffix
ižumeˀ undaˀwa yanǫhšayǫ
she has it it (is) soft (e.g., wild cotton) inside a bag
She has soft material inside a bag.
yanǫhšayǫh It is inside a bag.
[yan-onh-shah-yonh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀnǫhš- noun root – bag
-ayǫ- verb root – be inside
-h stative aspect
tuh ayaˀnǫhšaętahaˀ ǫndende A bag landed on the earth.
there a bag landed on the earth
ayaˀnǫhšaętahaˀ A bag landed.
[ah-yah-an-onh-shah-en-tah-hah-ah]
a- factual
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀnǫhš- noun root – bag
-a- joiner vowel
-ę- verb root – lie
-t- causative root suffix
-aha- inchoative root suffix
-ˀ punctual aspect
–ǫskwi(šr)- bag with a drawstring
ǫskwišraˀ bag with a drawstring, purse
[on-skwee-shrah-ah]
ǫskwišr- feminine-zoic singular agent -it
-aˀ noun suffix
ahatinǫhskwiˀtręh[1] They (m) tied the bag.
[ah-hah-tee-nonh-skwee-ee-trenh]
a- factual
-hati- masculine plural agent – they (m)
-nǫhskwi- noun root – bag with a drawstring
-tˀrę- verb root – tie
[1] In the combination of this noun root and verb root the -šr-is dropped from the former and the -nd- that begins the latter turns into a -t-.