Times of the Day
Dawn
aʼurhęhaˀ It is daybreak.
[ah-ah-oo-rhen-hah-ah]
aˀ- factual
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient
-rhę- verb root – dawn
-ha inchoative root suffix
-ˀ punctual aspect
Morning
ahsǫ uˀrahwiye morning, still it is at night (probably early in the morning)
[still it is at night]
uˀrahwiye It is at night.
[oo-oo-rah-wee-yeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀra- verb root – be night
-hw- transitional root suffix
-i- stative aspect
-ye external locative noun suffix
Noon
kyehke yaraʼ Sun has risen to the middle, noon.
middle sun has risen
kyehkeh
yaraˀ Sun has risen
[yah-rah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ra- verb root – sun to rise
-ˀ stative aspect
Afternoon
askati yarahkwih The sun has risen to the other side; afternoon
other side sun has risen to a place
askati It is on the other side
[ah-skah-tee]
a- translocative (?)
-s- repetitive
-ka- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ti verb root – be on a side + stative aspect.
yarahkwih Sun has risen to a place.
[yah-rah-kweeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-ra- verb root – sun to rise
-hkw- instrumental root suffix – place
-h stative aspect
Sunset
aˀkwatukwaˀ It (the sun) went down, set
[ah-ah-kwah-too-kwah-ah]
a- factual
-kw- dualic
-atukw- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-aˀ punctual aspect
Dusk
iwaža kyuˀratih It a little bit becomes night, dusk
it is a little when it becomes night
iwaža It is a little.
[ee-wah-zhah]
iw- partitive
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + verb root – be a size
-ž- stative aspect
-a diminutive aspect suffix
kyuˀratih When it became night.
[kyoo-oo-rah-teeh]
ky- cislocative
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀra- verb root – be night
-t- causative root suffix
-ih stative aspect
Evening
aʼuʼrah It (just) became night, is evening.
[ah-ah-oo-oo-rah]
aˀ- factual
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀra- verb root – be night
-h inchoative root suffix – punctual aspect
Night
uˀrahwih It is night.
[oo-oo-rah-weeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ˀra- verb root – be night
-hw- transitional root suffix
-ih stative aspect
Midnight
šatewasǫtetsiˀ midnight, middle of the night
[shah-teh-wah-son-teh-tsee-ee]
ša- coincident
-tew- dualic
-asǫt- noun root – night
-ets- verb root – be long
-iˀ stative aspect