Nose -yǫʼgy-
yayǫʼgyaʼ nose, her nose
[yay-yon-on-gyah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it, her
-yǫˀgy- noun root – nose
-aˀ noun suffix
yeyǫʼgyaʼyeh on my nose
[yeh-yon-on-gyah-ah-yeh]
ye- 1st person singular agent – my
-yǫˀgy- noun root – nose
-aˀye external locative noun suffix
yeyǫˀgyetsih I have a long nose.
[yeh-yon-on-gyeh-tseeh]
ye- 1st person singular agent – my
-yǫˀgy- noun root – nose
-ets- verb root – be long
-ih stative aspect
To snore
tehayǫˀgyayarha He snores.
[teh-hah-yon-on-gyah-yah-rha
te- dualic[1]
-ha- masculine singular agent – he
-yǫˀgy- noun root – nose
-a- noun suffix
-yar- verb root – make a noise
-ha habitual aspect
teyeyǫngyayarha I snore
[teh-yeh-yon-gyah-yah-rha]
te- dualic
-ye- 1st person singular agent – I
-yǫˀgy- noun root – nose
-a- noun suffix
-ya- verb root – make a noise
-h habitual aspect
[1] Here as in a few other instances, the dualic appears when there is a loud noise.