Old
-yaǫh- old things
uriwayaǫhk It is an old story.
[oo-ree-wah-yah-onk]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-riw- noun root – matter, story
-a- joiner vowel
-yaǫh- verb root – be old
-k stative aspect
undatarayaǫhk It is old bread.
[oon-dah-tah-rah-yah-onk]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ndatar- noun root ‘bread’
-a- noun suffix
-yaǫh- verb root – to be old
-k stative aspect
-ˀtǫ- old humans or animals
haˀtǫˀ He is old.
[hah-ah-ton-on]
ha- masculine singular agent – he
-ˀtǫ- verb root – be old
-ˀ stative aspect
yaˀtǫˀ She is old.
[yah-ah-ton-k]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-ˀtǫ- verb root – to be old
-ˀ stative aspect
ayeʼtǫhaʼ I have become old.
[ah-yeh-eh-ton-hah-ah]
a- factual
-ye- 1st persoon singular agent – I
-ˀtǫ- verb root – to be old
-ha- inchoative root suffix
-ˀ punctual aspect
-tsindahš- old person
utsindahšaˀ an old woman
[oo-tsee-ndah-sha-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
-tsindahš- noun root – old person
-aˀ noun suffix