Be close to, be joined -ndeyę-
This verb root almost always incorporates a noun. The only exception to this rule that I have encountered is the following:
Sundeyęh She is close again. (female Bear clan name)
[soon-deh-yenh]
s- repetitive – again
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
-ndeyę- verb root – be close
-h stative aspect
teyahǫhtandeyęh My two ears are close together (spoken by a rabbit in a story)
[teh-yah-honh-tan-deh-yenh]
te- dualic
-y- 1st person singular agent – my
-ahǫht- noun root – ear
-a- joiner vowel
-ndeyę- verb root – be close together
-h stative aspect
tehnęnǫhsteyęh Their two houses are close together. They are neighbors.
[teh-nen-nonh-steh-tenh]
Te- dualic
-hn- masculine dual agent – they two (m)
-ę- semi-reflexive voice
-nǫhs- noun root – house
-teyę- verb root – be close
-h stative aspect
teyawenęšrandeyęh Two knives are close together, scissors.
[teh-yah-weh-nen-shran-deh-yenh]
te- dualic
-yaw- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-enę- verb root – be a knife
-šr- nominalizer
-a- joiner vowel
-ndeyę- verb root – be close
-h stative aspect