DERIVATION OF ACTIVE ROOTS

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There are a number of particles which alter the meaning of a root. Some of the most common add an active component to the meaning of a root:

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íam- * approaching a state

íamsika "turning green" íamskae "coming into a run" íamsiaha "becoming a deer", "arriving of a deer"

mio- * departing from a state

miosika "turning from green" mioskae "stopping running" miosiaha "turning from being a deer", "departing of a deer"

ho- * using

hoskae "done by running" hocaek "using a knife"

hei- * performing its natural action

heibako "smoking tobacco", heicaek "cutting with knife", heiskae "running, i.e. the activity, its effects, etc.", heisika "being green", heid'wíqo "being a bird, doing what a bird does", heiwiax "doing what I do", etc. (Obviously context can be very important when using this construction.)

-toi * strong subjective experience

liutoi "strong subjective experiencing of beauty"

-pir * strong negative subjective experience

jakapir "strong negative subjective experience of violence"

-miu * strong positive subjective experience

heiduíamiu "strong positive subjective experience of singing"

-fi * many manifestations in a single instantiation

heicaekfi "stab up, cut up with a knife", bakofi "something full of (many packets, kinds, etc.) tobacco", sikafi "something full of green", pikxafi "(fall in) love many times (e.g. within a love affair, etc)"

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