Samples of complex words are posted here. 21 animate intransitive verb roots were inflected with third person singular (he or she) and first person singular (I). Each verb has 21 affioxed forms which include combinations of TAM (tense/mood/aspect) and polarity.
The slides are organized in two ways - verb and affixes
by verbs |
by TAM |
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|---|---|---|---|
| form | gloss | target TAM | form |
| a'poo |
'travel' |
already |
ákaa/ikaa |
| ihkiitaa |
'bake' |
can |
ohkott/aakohkott (aak + ohkot) |
| ikki |
'blow into' |
cannot |
máátaohkott/máátakohkott |
| imsskaa |
'save food' |
is ~ing (imperfective) | |
| ipii |
'enter' |
will (future) |
áak |
| ipiihkóo |
'stand by the road (hitch hike)' |
just |
máán |
| i'poyi |
'talk' |
like to |
ikáyaahs |
| okaa |
'rope' |
might not |
ááhkamá'psaw/ááhkamá'psay |
| okska'si |
'run' |
might |
ááhkamá'p/ááhkam/ááhk |
| okstaki |
'read' |
not like to |
máátayááhs |
| omááhkaa |
'ride your horse/move along' |
not yet |
máátomá |
| sayi |
'lie' |
not |
máát/imáát |
| simi |
'drink' |
did (past) |
ii |
| sínaaki |
'write/draw' |
finished (perfective) |
iksist PPT PDF |
| sistsíkoo |
'to be tired/tire out' |
should |
áksina |
| ssáaki |
'wipe' |
start |
maanomata'p |
| sspomóo |
'go to heaven' |
still |
saaki PPT PDF |
| sstoyísi |
'be shy' |
try |
ssáak |
| sstskáki |
'raise dust' |
want to |
isstaa/iksstaa (with conjunctive) |
| waasai'ni |
'cry' |
almost |
iimat/omat PPT PDF |
| yo'kaa |
'sleep' |
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Acknowledgements:
Rosella Many Bears (Kainai, language consultant)
Cavan Wagner, Bonny Lahey, Calvin Brash, Lynn Nelson, and Bailey Wike (Research Assistants)