ʔý motion
Here we examine ʔý and how words are formed using it.
The examples below show how the basic motion is more particularly described.
ʔý-no
motion- generalized linear motion in unspecified direction, move along
ʔýnon
go, go along, go upstream
ʔý
motion
-no
go
-n
verb.​final
ʔýnos
I’ll go, let me go.
ʔý
motion
-no
move.​along
-s
emphasis
ʔýnopè
one who goes along
ʔý
motion
-no
linear.​motion
-pè
conditional
ʔý-k'oj
motion- move away from in an unspecified direction; unable, incapable of, fail to
In these examples we see an command (linguists call them
imperatives)
and a cautionary statement that we cover in the lesson on
negatives.
ʔýk’oj!
go away
ʔý
motion
-k’oj!
move.​away
ʔýk’ojme:pỳ
we had better not go.
ʔý
motion
-k’oj
move.​away
-me:
negative
-pỳ
encourage
ʔý-toto
motion- (go).about, (go).around As a LD locative directional
ʔýtòton
walk about
ʔý
motion
-tòto
go.​about
-n
verb.​final
ʔý-jeH
motion- 'continuous motion in an unspecified direction,
come (hither) without implication as to goal' In constituency with the empty prefix
ʔý, -jeH
reflects continuous action over a period of time.
ʔýjeh
continuative, come hither
ʔý
motion
-jeh
continuous.​motion
ʔý-siP
motion- (move) out, outward, out of and upward, uphill
ʔỳsíppa!
Get out!
ʔỳ
motion
-síp
outward
-pa!
dual
ʔý-c'o
motion- over, over edge of
ʔýc’opi:(N)n
come over (a hill) toward here (two directionals)
ʔý
motion
-c’o
over
-pi:(N)
toward
-n
verb.​final
ʔý-immoto
RULE
vowel loss on second syllable
motion- together; move together, around, circle, about
ʔýmmoton
circle, go around
ʔý
motion
-mmoto
move.​about
-n
verb.​final
ʔý-kiT
motion- down, downward, usually vertically
ʔýkitmè:nsa
He didn't climb down (from the tree).
ʔý
motion
-kit
downward
-mè:n
negative
-sa
past
ʔý-piN
motion- move out of and toward
ʔýmpintòn
come in and out sporadically
ʔý
motion
-m
x
-pin
go.​in
-tò
reciproal
-n
verb.​final