Swênishât Aksút Akwe's

Glossary

swênishât -- one day

sw- Repetitive + NsA/Ë prefixes, -ênish- day, -æ- Linker Vowel, -t be one [Stative]

aksút -- (my) grandmother

akwe's -- we are (there)

akw- EpA/E prefix, -e's go [Habitual] Note the specialized meaning of "be somewhere", instead of the expected "go somewhere".

ukwényô -- it is possible, can

u- NsP/C prefix, -kwényö be possible [Stative]

ëskyëstë' -- you will teach me (how)

ësk- Future + 2s/1s prefixes, -yëstë' teach someone something [Simple]

ëtwanöhkwa'syôni' -- we will make medicine

ëtwa- Future + IpA/C prefixes, -nöhkwa'sh- medicine, -ôni' make something [Simple]. Note the change of the /sh/ at the end of the incorporated noun base -nöhkwa'sh- to /sy/ when it comes before the /ö/ of the verb stem -ôni'

tëtwáyes -- we will mix it (together)

tëtwa- Dualic + Future + IpA/C prefixes, te...yes mix something together [Simple]

twakesnye'ö -- I said

twake- Cislocative + 1sP/X prefixes, t...snye'ö say something [Stative]

nâ -- well

huikê -- that, that one

të'ë na'u't -- what?

ísé -- you want

ëköyëstë' -- I will teach it to you

ëkö- Future + 1s/2s prefixes, -yëstë' teach someone something [Simple]

kakwékö -- all, everything

ka- NsA/C, -kwékö be all [Stative]

u'ki' -- I said

u'k- Factual + 1sA/C prefixes, -i' say something [Simple]

utsikwë'ta' -- honeysuckle or venereal disease

u- NsP/C prefix, -tsikwë't- honeysuckle, venereal disease, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

unöhkwa'shæ' -- medicine

u- NsP/C prefix, -nöhkwash- medicine, -æ- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

wíyú -- it is good

w- NsA/I prefix, -íyú be good [Stative]

tahke -- very, awfully, terribly

ëhsáyák -- you will eat berries

ëhs- Future + 2sA/A prefixes, -áy- berry, -a- Linker Vowel, -k eat [Simple] Note: The Simple stem of "eat", -k, causes a preceding vowel to lengthen.

utsíya'shö'ö -- fruits, berries

u- NsP/X, -tsíy- fruit, berry, -a- Linker Vowel, -'- Noun Suffix, -shö'ö Plural suffix

uka'ö -- it is tasty, good to eat

u- NsP/X, -ka'ö be tasty [Stative]

ukwíyæ'shö'ö -- twigs, branches

u- NsP/X, -kwíy- twig, branch, -æ Linker Vowel, -'- Noun Suffix, -shö'ö Plural suffix

ëhsénya't -- you will boil water

ëhse- Future + 2sA/X prefixes, -nya't boil water [Simple]

úneka'taiê -- tea (Lit. "hot water")

ú- NsP/L, -nek- water, liquid, -a'taiê be hot [Stative]

túkës -- really, indeed

të'ë -- what?, how?

kaya'takéhas -- it helps, cures it

ka- NsA/C prefix, -ya'takéhas help, cure [Habitual]

na'u't -- what

ahsö' -- else

ha'tekakôt -- it is necessary, it must be

ha'teka- Translocative + Dualic + NsA/X prefixes, -kôt render (?) [Stative]

uhwë'út -- sprout

u- NsP/C prefix, -hwë'- sprout, -út stand [Stative]

ne' -- [particle]

akítö -- I mean

ak- 1sP/I prefix, -ítö mean, indicate [Stative]

ne -- [particle]

uhwë'asé' -- new sprouts, young shoots

u- NsP/C prefix, -hwë'- sprout, -asé' be new, young [Stative]

ëhséku' -- you will take it

ëhse- Future + 2sA/X prefixes, -ku' take something [Simple]. Note: The Simple stem of "take something" -ku' makes a preceding vowel long.

khu -- and

íwí -- I think

auska'a -- only

ukteæ' -- root

u- NsP/X prefix, -kte- root, -æ- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

ëhsi' -- you will say

ëhs- Future + 2sA/I prefixes, -i' say something [Simple].

Ökwe'öwékhá' -- Mingo language

ökwe- man, person, -'öwe- be real, genuine, -khá' Characterizer suffix

nê -- [particle]

ökniköhë -- I forgot

ök- Factual + 1sP/C prefixes, -niköhë forget [Simple]

ëkyeæ't -- I will use it

ëk- Future + 1sA/C prefixes, -yeæ''t use something [Simple]

ha'téyô -- everything

ha'tey- Translocative + Dualic + NsA/O prefixes, -ô be an amount [Stative]

atëönúshæ' -- mayapple

atëönush- mayapple, -æ- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

tyawë'ö -- always

kës -- over and over

ëkyëhsaô' -- I will make a bandage

ëk- Future + 1sA/C prefixes, -yëhsaô' make a bandage [Simple]

unëhta'shö'ö -- leaves

u- NsA/C prefix, -nëht- leaf, -a- Linker Vowel, -'- Noun Suffix, -shö'ö Plural suffix

usthöö -- a little bit

u- NsP/X prefix, -sthöö be small, little, not much [Stative]

ësnöhkwa'shâ'k -- you will eat the medicine

ës- Future + 2sA/C prefixes, -nöhkwa'sh- medicine, -æ- Linker Vowel, -k eat [Simple] Note that the Simple stem of the verb "eat" -k causes the preceding vowel to lengthen (/æ/ to /â/)

kwáhe -- but, however

te'akënöhtö' -- I don't know

te'ak- Negative + 1sP/Ë prefixes, ënöhtö' know something [Stative]

uya'takéhë -- it cures it

u- NsP/C prefix, -ya'takéhë help, cure something [Stative]

tyêkwa -- if

aknöhi'tôt

-- I have a wort

ak- 1sP/C prefix, -nöhi't- wort, -ôt something be attached to something [Stative]

ëkí

-- or

akekênô' -- I have a mole

ake- 1sP/X prefix, -kënô' have a mole [Stative]

ëknëhtaku' -- I will take the leaf

ëk- Future + 1sA/C, -nëht- leaf, -a- Linker Vowel, -ku' take something [Simple]

uthækwë'tôt -- broad-leafed arrowhead

[u]- NsP/A, -athækwë't- arrowhead, -ôt something be attached to something [Stative] (Lit. "it has an arrowhead attached to it")

ëkatathé' -- I will cut myself

ëk- Future + 1sA/A prefixes, -atathé' cut yourself [Simple]

unëhta' -- leaf

u- NsP/C prefix, -nëht- leaf, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

nëtsyeæ't -- how you will use it

nëts- Partitive + Future + 2sA/Y, -yeæ't use something [Simple]

kwë'kúnyë' uhtahkwa' -- yellow ladyslipper

kwë'kúnyë' whippoorwill; [u]- NsP/A prefix, -ahtahkw- shoe, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix (Lit. "whippoorwill's shoe")

kanyu' -- when

uæhtak -- after

awëö'shö'ö -- flowers, blooms

awë- flower, -ö- Linker Vowel, -'- Noun Suffix, -shö'ö Plural suffix

kanëhtaikhö -- green

ka- NsA/C prefix, -nëht- leaf, -a- Linker Vowel, -ikhö bite, envelope [Stative]

únë -- now, now then

uhê -- it is dry

u- NsP/C prefix, -hê be dry [Stative]

ëkethe't -- I will pound it

ëke- Future + 1sA/X prefixes, -the't pound something [Simple]

shô -- just, only

ëtsyëyaô' -- you will make a bandage

ëts- Future + 2sA/Y pefixes, -yëyaô' make a bandage [Simple]

u'nêya' -- bone, joint

u- NsP/C prefix, -'nëy- bone, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

unöökte' -- it hurts, it's painful

u- NsP/C prefix, -nöökte' hurt, be sore [Stative]