Be Present -te-
kǫhtarateˀ Where there is a lake.
[konh-tah-ran-teh-eh]
k- cislocative
-ǫhtar- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + noun root – lake
-a- joiner vowel
-te- verb root – be present
-ˀ stative aspect
tsahteˀ tuh nǫmądeˀ Appear there now.
appear there now
tsahteˀ Appear (plural subject).
[tsah-teh-eh]
tsa- imperative + 2nd person plural – you (p)
-hte- verb root – be present
-ˀ imperative aspect
yanǫhšateˀ A house is present.
[yah-nonh-shah-teh-eh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-nǫhš- noun root – house
-a- joiner vowel
-te- verb root – be present
-ˀ stative aspect
yaaˀtatekwiˀ It is a place on the body.
[yah-ah-tah-teh-kwee-ee]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-aˀt- noun root – body
-a- joiner vowel
-te- verb root – be present
-kw- instrumental root suffix – place
-iˀ stative aspect
setaˀwah Go away from it.
[seh-tah-ah-wah]
se- imperative + 2nd person singular agent – you (s)
-t- verb root – be present
-aˀwa- undoer root suffix
-h imperative aspect
Ekyǫnǫtaterunǫh People where there is a hill (Petun ancestors of the Wyandot)
[eh-kyon-non-tah-teh-roo-nonh]
eky- cislocative
ǫ- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-nǫt- noun root – hill, mountain
-a- joiner vowel
-te- verb root – be present
-runǫ- populative root suffix
-h stative aspect