Example
yona’tihchiakhonhnen’ tha’ titehchi’trontahk
I went to look for you, but you weren’t there
Note on usage:
This form is used when speaking to one person.
This form is used when speaking to one person.
| yona’tihchiakhonhnen’ | ||||||
| Orthography | yon‑ | ‑ia’t‑ | ‑ihsak‑ | ‑h‑ | ‑onh | ‑nen’ |
| Phonological Form | kǫ- | -yaʔt- | ‑ihsak‑ | -h- | -ǫh | -nęʔ |
| Interlinear gloss | 1sg>2sg | body | search | disloc | stat | past |
| Stem (verb) | ‑ia’t‑ | ‑ihsak‑ | ‑h‑ | ‑onh | ‑nen’ | |
| Base (verb) | ‑ia’t‑ | ‑ihsak‑ | ‑h‑ | |||
| Root (noun) | ‑ia’t‑ | |||||
| Root (verb) | ‑ihsak‑ | |||||
| tha’ | |
| Orthography | thaʔ |
| Phonological Form | thaʔ |
| Interlinear gloss | contr |
| titehchi’trontahk | ||||||
| Orthography | ti‑ | te‑ | ‑hch‑ | ‑iʔtrǫt‑ | ‑Ø | ‑ahk |
| Phonological Form | ti- | teʔ- | -hs- | ‑iʔtrǫt‑ | -Ø | -ahk |
| Interlinear gloss | part | neg | 2sg.agt | be in place | stat | past |
| Stem (verb) | ‑iʔtrǫt‑ | ‑Ø | ‑ahk | |||
| Base (verb) | ti‑ | ‑iʔtrǫt‑ | ||||
| Root (verb) | ‑iʔtrǫt‑ | |||||
Source(s):
ɩonâtichiâʿχonʿnen, ta ti te chitontak
(Ms 60 n.d.: 205)
je suis allé te chercher, mais tu n’y etois pas
(Ms 60 n.d.: 205)