Names with a Twist
The verb root -tase- means to turn or twist. These are names that contain the verb, all but one from a Turtle clan.
Ndikaratase They two (f) have twisted loins, flanks. (male Snake clan)
[ndee-kah-rah-tah-she]
nd- feminine-zoic dual agent – they two (f)
-ikar- noun root – flank, loins
-a- joiner vowel
-tase verb root – twist, turn + stative aspect
Haręhataseˀ He is going around a branch[1] (male Large Turtle).
[ha-ren-hah-tah-seh-eh]
ha- masculine singular agent – he
-ręh- noun root – branch, treetops
-a- joiner vowel
-tase- verb root – twist, turn
-ˀ stative aspect
Teharhataseˀ[2] He is twisting the forest. (male Large Turtle)
[teh-har-hah-tah-seh-eh]
te- dualic
-ha- masculine singular agent – he
-rh- noun root – forest
-a- joiner vowel
-tase- verb root – turn, twist
-ˀ stative aspect
Tehatǫtarataseʼ He is twisting the lake (male Striped Turtle)
[teh-hah-ton-tah-rah-tah-seh-eh]
te- dualic
-h- masculine singular agent – he
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-ǫtar- noun root – lake
-a- joiner vowel
-tase- verb root – turn, twist
-ˀ stative aspect
Tehatrǫnyataseʼ His sky is twisted; he is twisting the sky. (male Bear clan)
[teh-hah-tron-yah-tah-seh-eh]
te- dualic
-h- masculine singular agent – he
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-rǫny- noun root – sky
-a- joiner vowel
-tase- verb root – turn, twist
-ˀ stative aspect
[1] It could be a branch in water.
[2] Connelley 1900:111 46. Big Turtle Clan. Brother of Governor William Walker. Name Räh’-hahn-tah’-sĕh. Means “Twisting the forest,” i.e., as the wind moves, waves, and twists the willows along the banks of the stream in which the turtle lives.