anłxkˀáia
Kathlamet
Etymology
a- (“future tense marker”) + n- (“first person ergative marker”) + ł- (“neuter absolutive marker”) + x- (“reflexive marker”) + kˀáia (“haul”)
Phrase
anłxkˀáia
- I will haul her (any woman that passes) ashore for myself (and lie with her)
References
- Marianne Mithun, The Languages of Native North America