Clay –ʼtar-
yaʼtaraˀ mud, earth, clay, lead, clan, tribe
[yah-ah-tah-rah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀtar- noun root – clay, mud, earth
-aˀ noun suffix
yaʼtaraʼatsih It is called earth, clay mud. (a term for the color ‘brown’)
[yah-ah-tah-rah-ah-tseeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀtar- noun root – clay, mud
-a- joiner vowel
-ˀats- verb root – call, be called
-ih stative aspect
ayeʼtaraęʼ It is my clay, my clan.
[ah-yeh-eh-tah-rah-en-en]
aye- 1st person singular patient – I, my
-ˀtar- noun root – clay, mud, clan
-a- joiner vowel
-ę- verb root – have
-ˀ stative aspect
saˀtaraęˀ It is your clay, your clan
[sah-ah-tah-rah-en-en]
sa- 2nd person singular patient – you, your
-ˀtar- noun root – clay, clan
-a- joiner vowel
-ę- verb root – have
-ˀ stative aspect
yaʼtarut It is standing clay; a chimney.
[yah-ah-tah-root]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀtar- noun root – clay, clan
-ut verb root – stand + stative aspect
Haˀtaraš He often eats mud, clay, wet earth (male, Small Turtle)
[hah-ah-tah-rash)
ha- masculine singular agent – he
-ˀtar- noun root – mud, clay, wet earth
-a- verb root – eat
-s habitual aspect