-at̓a

Definition:

Desiderative.

Function:

Forms verb

Example:

ku čí yáamaš i wayč át̓a ša na áw nč̓iwána na ‘and this deer wanted to cross the Columbia River’;

áw š wayč át̓a šaykš ‘now I am wanting to cross on over’;

i káwaaluuk at̓a ša ‘he’s trying to pick it up with his mouth’.

See also:

-tat̓a. -t̓a.