Sleepy, Exhausted -yanyękw-
ǫyeyanyękwa I just became sleepy.
[on-yeh-yan-yen-kwah]
on- factual (plus the -a- of the 1st person singular patient)
-ye- 1st person singular patient
-yanyękw- verb root – be sleepy, exhausted
-a punctual aspect
Kwižuh sayanyękwih Are you sleepy?
[kwee-zhooh]
sayanyękwih You are sleepy
[sah-yan-yen-kweeh]
sa- 2nd person singular patient – you
-yanyękw- verb root – be sleepy
-ih stative aspect
ayeyanyękwih I am sleepy, exhausted
[ah-yeh-yen-kweeh]
aye- 1st person singular patient – I
-yanyękw- verb root – be sleepy, exhausted
-ih stative aspect
uyanyękwih She is sleepy, exhausted
[oo-yan-yen-kweeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient
-yanyękw- verb root – be sleepy, exhausted
-ih stative aspect