Long and tall -ets-
yaręhetsis tall treetops, tall trees
[yah-ren-heh-tsees]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ręh- noun root – treetops
-ets- verb root – be long or tall
-i- stative aspect
-s plural aspect suffix
aˀyariwesa It became a long matter, affair.
[ah-ah-yah-ree-weh-sah]
aˀ- factual
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-riw- noun root – matter
-es- verb root – be long
-a inchoative root suffix + punctual aspect
ewetsih It will be long.
[eh-weh-tseeh]
ew- future
-etsi- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + verb root – be long
-h punctual aspect
teyǫhǫtehtsihs They (f) are long ears, mules.
[teh-yon-hon-teh-tseehs]
te- negative
-yǫ- feminine-zoic plural agent – they (f)
-hǫt- noun root – ear, ears
-ets- verb root – be long
-i- stative aspect
-hs plural aspect suffix
šaˀteyaˀndahkwetsih It is half a barrel long.
[shah-ah-teh-yah-an-dah-kweh-tseeh]
šaˀ- coincident
-te- dualic
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ˀndakw- noun root – barrel
-etsi- verb root – be long
-h stative aspect
iwahsǫtetsihs (for the) length of the night
[ee-wah-son-teh-tseehs]
iw- partitive
-ahsǫt- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + noun root – night
-ets- verb root – be long
-ih- stative aspect
-s plural aspect suffix
uˀnyǫhkaretsih It is a steep bank, cliff.
[oo-oon-yonh-kah-reh-tseeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀnyǫhkar- noun root – cliff, bank
-ets- verb root – be tall, long
-ih stative aspect
Sastaretsi He has very long antler spurs (Deer clan male name)
[s-ha-stah-reh-tsee]
s- repetitive
-ha- masculine singular agent – he
-star- noun root – antler spur
-ets- verb root – be long
-i stative aspect