Names with Lakes
The noun root -ǫtar- means ‘lake’.
Ǫtareiwęh It is a very big lake. (female Deer clan)
[on-tah-reh-ee-wenh]
ǫtar- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + noun root – lake
-e- verb root – be water
-iwę- verb root – be large
-h stative aspect
Ǫtaręmaǫh She is carrying, bearing a lake (female Bear clan)
[on-tah-ren-mah-onh]
ƍtar- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-ęma- verb root – carry, bring
-ƍh stative aspect
Ǫtarayǫrat It is a white lake (underwater cat). (male Large Turtle Clan)
[on-tah-rah-yon-rat]
ǫtar- feminine-zoic singular agent – it’ + noun root – lake
-a- joiner vowel
-yǫrat verb root – be white + stative aspect
Taǫtariayi He cuts the lake in two. (male)
[t-ha-on-tah-ree-ah-yee]
t- dualic
-a- masculine singular agent – he
-ǫtar- noun root – lake
-iay- verb root – cut, break in two
-i stative aspect