Example
Ta’ohten’ tsisaiotha’ ?
What’s afflicting you? What is the thought that kills and rekills you?
Note on usage:
This form is used when speaking to one person.
This form is used when speaking to one person.
| Ta’ohten’ | |
| Orthography | ta’ohten’ |
| Phonological Form | taʔohtęʔ |
| Interlinear gloss | what |
| tsisaiotha’ | |||||
| Orthography | tsi‑ | ‑esa‑ | ‑ryo‑ | ‑t‑ | ‑ha’ |
| Phonological Form | tsi- | -esa- | ‑ryo‑ | -ht- | -haʔ |
| Interlinear gloss | rep | 2sg.pat | kill fight | caus | hab |
| Stem (verb) | ‑ryo‑ | ‑t‑ | ‑ha’ | ||
| Base (verb) | tsi‑ | ‑ryo‑ | ‑t‑ | ||
| Root (verb) | ‑ryo‑ | ||||
Source(s):
Taoten tsisaioʿθa ?
(Potier 1744: 113)
qu’est ce qi t’afflige ? de quoi est ta pensee qi te tue et retue
(Potier 1744: 113)