Having a Cold
Cough -asayaht-
aʼasayaht She coughed.
[ah-ah-sah-yaht]
aˀ- factual
-asayaht- feminine-zoic singular agent – she + verb root – cough + punctual aspect
Sneeze -atsǫt-
tehatsǫt He will sneeze (du).
[teh-hah-tsont]
t- dualic
-e- future
-h- masculine singular agent – he
-atsǫt verb root – sneeze + punctual aspect
Have pain, be sore, be sick –nǫma-
ayeyętsanǫmandih I have pain in my forehead, a headache.
[ah-yeh-yen-tsah-nom-an-deeh]
aye- 1st person singular patient – I
-yęts- noun root – forehead
-a- joiner vowel
-nǫma- verb root – be in pain
-ndi- inchoative root suffix
-h stative aspect
ayęngyahtanǫmandih I have pain in my throat, a sore throat.
[ah-yen-gyah-tan-non-man-deeh]
ayę- 1st person singular patient – I
-ngyaht- noun root – throat
-a- joiner vowel
-nǫma- verb root – be in pain
-ndi- inchoative root suffix
-h stative aspect
choke, have something caught in the throat -asti-
sastih You are choking. You have something caught in your throat.
[sah-steeh]
s- 2nd person singular patient – you
-asti- verb root – choke, have something caught in the throat
-h stative aspect
Be hot – -aˀtarih-
huaˀtaˀtarihati He has a hot body, has a fever.
[hoo-ah-ah-tah-ah-tah-ree-hah-tee]
hu- masculine singular patient – he
-aˀt- noun root – body
-aˀtarih- verb root – be hot
-at- causative root suffix
-i stative aspect