Full and Empty
Be Full -i-
uteˀwatsih It is full of dried up bark.
[oo-teh-eh-wah-tseeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-te- semi-reflexive
-ˀwats- noun root – dried up bark
-i- verb root – be full
-h stative aspect
yaˀǫmih It is a full bark tray
[yah-ah-on-meeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀǫm- noun root – bark tray
-i- verb root – be full
-h stative aspect
iwatsih It is a full plate.
[ee-wah-tseeh]
iw- partitive
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent
-ts- noun root – plate
-i- verb root – be full
-h stative
yanderih Her waist is full. She is pregnant.
[yan-deh-reeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she, her
-nder- noun root – waist
-i- verb root – be full
-h stative aspect
yanhdawih A river is full.
[yan-dah-weeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-nhdaw- noun root – river
-i- verb root – be full
-h stative aspect
usetindih A glass has been filled.
[oo-seh-teen-deeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-set- noun root – gourd, bottle, glass
-i- verb root – be full
-nd- inchoative root suffix
-ih stative aspect
Empty -uhskǫ-
auhskǫʼ It is pure, unmixed, bare, empty.
[ah-ooh-skon-on]
a- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-uhskǫ- verb root – be empty
-ʼ stative aspect
undatuhskǫʼ It is an empty village.
[oo-ndat-uhskon-on]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ndat- noun root – village, community
-uhskǫ- verb root – be empty
-ʼ
utsuhskǫʼ It is an empty plate .
[oo-tsooh-skon-on]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ts- noun root – plate
-uhskǫ- verb root – be empty
-ʼ
usetuhskǫʼ It is an empty glass
[oo-she-tooh-skon-on]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-set- noun root – gourd, glass
-uhskǫ- verb root – be empty
-ʼ stative aspect