Be a Hole –(h/y)aręht-
This verb always incorporates a noun root.
Yuhšaharęht One has a hole in the mouth (character in Narratives)
[yooh-shah-hah-renht]
y- partitive
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – one
-hš- noun root – mouth
-a- joiner vowel
-haręht verb root – be a hole + stative aspect
urendaharęht It is a hole in the rock, a cave.
[oo-ren-dah-hah-renht]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – one
-rend- noun root – rock
-a- joiner vowel
-haręht verb root – be a hole + stative aspect
aˀtuhǫhtayaręhtę He made holes in his ears
[ah-ah-too-honhtah-ren-ten]
aˀ- factual
t- dualic
-u- masculine singular agent + masculine singular patient – he – his
-hǫht- noun root – ear, ears
-a- joiner vowel
-yaręht- verb root – be a hole
-ę punctual aspect
hahkaręnt his hole (i.e., his mouth)
[hah-kah-rent]
h- masculine agent – his
-ahk- semi-reflexive
-aręnht verb root – be a hole + stative aspect
Hole in a Tree -skwaˀr-/-skwęˀar-
uskwaˀraharęht It is a hole in a tree.
[oo-skwah-ah-rah-hah-rent]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-skwaˀr- noun root – hole in a tree
-a- joiner vowel
-haręht verb root – have a hole + stative aspect
kyuhskwęˀaraharenht Where there is a hole in a tree.
[kyooh-skwen-en-ah-rah-hah-rent]
ky- cislocative
uh- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-skwęˀar- noun root – hole in a tree
-a- joiner vowel
-harenht verb root – be a hole + stative aspect
uhskwęˀarąyǫh It is inside a hole, hollow in a tree.
[ooh-skwen-en-ah-rah-yonh]
uh- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-skwęˀar- noun root – hole in a tree
-ąyǫ- verb root – be inside
-h stative aspect