Like and Dislike
Like, Be Pleased With -ǫˀmeskwą- [o- conjugation]
ayǫmeskwądih I am pleased with it. I like it.
[ah-yon-meh-skwan-deeh]
ay- 1st person singular patient – I
-ǫˀmeskwą- verb root – please, be pleased
-di- dative root suffix
-h stative aspect
Kwižuh sǫmeskwądih Are you pleased with it? Do you like it?
[kwee-zhooh]
sǫmeskwądih You are pleased with it. You like it.
[son-meh-skwan-deeh]
s- 2nd person singular patient – you (s)
-ǫˀmeskwą- verb root – please, be pleased
-di- dative root suffix
-h stative aspect
haǫmeskwądih He is pleased with it. He likes it.
[hah-on-meh-skwan-deeh]
ha- masculine singular patient – he
-ǫˀmeskwą- verb root – please, be pleased’
-di- dative root suffix
-h stative aspect
aǫmeskwądih She is pleased with it. She likes it.
[ah-on-meh-skwan-deeh]
a- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
ǫˀmeskwą- verb root – please, be pleased
-di- dative root suffix
-h stative aspect
Dislike, Hate -skwahę- [consonant- conjugation]
ayeskwahę I dislike, hate it.
[ah-yeh-skwah-hen]
aye- 1st person singular patient – I
-skwahę– verb root – dislike, hate + stative aspect
kwižuh saskwahę Do you dislike it?
saskwahę You dislike it.
[sah-skwah-hen]
sa- 2nd person singular patient – you
-skwahę– verb root – dislike, hate + stative aspect
huskwahę He dislikes it.
[hoo-skwah-hen]
hu- masculine singular patient – he
-skwahę– verb root – dislike, hate + stative aspect
uskwahę She dislikes it.
[oo-skwah-hen]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
skwahę– verb root – dislike, hate + stative aspect