Mark, Write – -žatǫ-
ešežatǫˀ You will mark it
[eh-sheh-zhah-ton-on]
e- future
-še- 2nd person singular agent – you
-žatǫ- verb root – mark
-ˀ punctual aspect
yežatǫh I write, am a writer.
[yeh-zhah-tonh]
ye- 1st person singular agent – I
-žatǫ- verb root – mark, write
-h habitual aspect
yažatǫhšraʼ book, writing
[yah-zhah-tonh-shrah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-žatǫ- verb root – mark, write
-šr- nominalizer
-aˀ noun suffix
yangyaˀwiš užatǫˀ striped turtle (lit. a turtle that has been marked) [yan-gyah-ah-weesh]
[oo-zhah-ton-on]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-žatǫ- verb root – mark, write
-ˀ stative aspect
Yažatǫhǫʼ She makes many marks, writes a lot, female Striped Turtle name.
[yah-zhah-ton-hon-on]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-žatǫ- verb root – mark, write
-hǫ distributive root suffix
-ˀ stative aspect