Snow –ndinyęt-
yandinyętaʼ snow
[yan-dee-nyen-tah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ndinyęt- noun root – snow
-aˀ noun suffix
yandinyętaʼatsih It is called snow; it is white.
[yan-dee-nyen-tah-ah-tseeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ndinyęt- noun root – snow
-a- joiner vowel
-ˀats- verb root – be called, named
-ih stative aspect
yandinyętaęʼ Snow is lying.
[yan-dee-nyen-tah-en-en]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ndinyęt- noun root – snow
-a- joiner vowel
-ę verb root – lie
-ˀ stative aspect
ayąndinyętandamęˀ Snow became warm (i.e., it melted)
[ah-yan-dee-nyen-tan-dah-men-en]
a- factual
-yą- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ndinyęt- noun root – snow
-a- joiner vowel
-ndamę- verb root – be warm
-ˀ punctual aspect
yandinyętęndih Snow is falling.
[yan-deen-yen-ten-deeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ndinyęt- noun root – snow
-ę- verb root – fall
-nd- inchoative root suffix
-ih stative aspect
Crust on Snow –ęšr-
amęšraʼyę on the crust of the snow
[ah-men-shrah-ah-yen]
am- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ęšr- noun root – crust of the snow
-aˀye external noun suffix