Barrel, Bushel Basket, Bucket, Drum -n(ˀ)dahkw-
yandahkwaʼ barrel, bucket, drum, bushel basket
[yan-dah-kwa-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ndahkw- noun root – barrel, bucket, bushel basket, drum
-aˀ noun suffix
šaˀteyaˀndahkwetsih It is half a barrel long.
[shah-ah-teh-yah-an-dah-kweh-tseeh]
šaˀ- coincident
-te- dualic
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀndakw- noun root – barrel
-etsi- verb root – be long
-h stative aspect
Ndahk iyaˀndahkwayęh four barrels
[four]
iyaˀndahkwayęh It is such a number of barrels
[ee-yah-an-dah-kwah-yeh]
i- partitive – such
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀndahkw- noun root – barrel
-a- joiner vowel
-ye- verb root – number
-h stative aspect
uˀndahkwayaˀ It is a small drum
[oo-oon-dah-kwah-yah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀndahkw- noun root – barrel, drum
-a- verb root – be a size
-y- stative aspect
-aˀ diminutive aspect suffix
huˀndahkwaˀehakyeˀ He goes about beating the drum.
[hoo-oon-dah-kwah-ah-eh-hah-yeh-eh]
hu- masculine singular patient – he
-ˀndahkw- noun root – barrel, drum
-aˀe- verb root – hit, beat + stative aspect
-haky- progressive root suffix
-eˀ purposive aspect