Life Words
There are two related roots that refer to life and living. There is the noun root -ǫnt- ‘life’ and the verb root -ǫnte- ‘to live’.
Life -ǫnt-
ayatǫntaręˀ I am (put) on top of life. I am happy.
[ah-yah-ton-tah-reh-eh]
a- factual
-y- 1st person singular agent – I
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-ǫnt- noun root – life
-a- noun suffix
-r- verb root – to be on top
-ęˀ punctual aspect
ąˀǫtǫntareˀ They (ind) are (put) on top of life. They are happy.
[an-an-on-ton-tah-reh-eh]
ąˀ- factual
-ǫ- indefinite agent – they (ind)
-t- semi-reflexive voice
-ǫnt- noun root – life
-a- noun suffix
-r- verb root – to be on top
-eˀ punctual aspect
inyǫntuˀtęˀ It is such a life. She has such a life.
[een-yon-too-oo-ten-en]
in- partitive – such
-y- feminine-zoic singular agent – she, it
-ǫnt- noun root – life
-uˀtę- verb root – to be such
-ˀ stative aspect
Verb Root -ǫnte-
iyǫnteˀ She is living; her life is such.
[ee-yon-teh-eh]
i- partitive – such
-y- feminine-zoic singular agent – she
-ǫnte- verb root – to live
-ˀ stative aspect
irǫnteˀ He lives such.
[ee-ron-teh-eh]
i- partitive -such
-r- masculine singular agent – he
-ǫnte– verb root – to live
-ˀ stative aspect
yaǫnyiǫntons They (f) give us life, they cause us to live. They are life providers.
[yah-on-yee-on-tons]
yaǫnyi- feminine plural agent + 1st person plural patient: they (f) – us
-ǫnt- verb root ‘to live’
-ǫns causative root suffix + habitual aspect