Lakota problem

(from Frommer, P. R. and Finegan, E. 3rd edition, p.33)

Lakota belongs to the Siouan family of Native American languages. Today it is the most widely spoken language in the Siouan group, with six thousand native speakers. You can hear the language spoken in the film Dances with Wolves and in the Netflix series about a Wyoming sheriff Longmire.

Examine the following inflected forms and answer the questions that follow. Note that the solution to the problem involves some allomorphy. Here's some help on what allomorphy is.

Although you don't need to know this to solve the problem, here is some information about the pronunciation of the symbols used below:

    ch     represents a sound similar to the ch in "chance"
    sh     represents a sound similar to the sh in "show"
    in, un     represent nasalized vowels
    ?     represents a glottal stop.
    k'     represent a glottalized consonant, produced when the air set in motion by raising the larynx with the glottis closed. A distinct break is heard between such a consonant and the following vowel. If you've never heard of glottalized consonants, you may want to do a google search. Familiar Indo-European don't have them, but many languages in the Americas, Africa, and the Caucasus do.

A. Identify the morphemes in the data given below. You should be able to isolate the verb stems as well as several affixes. Indicate which affixes are prefixes and which are suffixed. In one case you should indicate the meaning that results when using two of the affixes in combination.

Note that two abbreviations have been used in the glosses (translations).

    we1 = you(sg.) and I (sometimes called inclusive dual)
    we2 = Either she/he and I (a group of 2 excluding you (sg.), sometimes called exclusive "we")
           Or any group of more than two including the speaker

    wahi I arrive
    chi she/he wants
    unk'upi we2 give to him/her
    ?unpi they are
    gili she/he arrives here.
    yachinpi you(pl.) want.
    wak'u I give to him/her.
    unpsichapi we2 jump.
    shkatapi they play
    unhi we1 arrive
    ya?hun you(sg.) are
    yapsichapi you (pl.) jump
    unshkata we1 play
    yagili you(sg.) arrive here

B. Now using the morphemes you have identified, try to translate the following for new verb, thi ("live" or "dwell"):

  1. I dwell.
  2. You singular dwell
  3. he/she dwells
  4. you(sg.) and I dwell.
  5. she/he and I/several of us dwell.
  6. you(pl.) dwell.
  7. They dwell.