Drinking

The basic verb “to drink” is drink (st), based on the root nai₁. Like other transitive verbs, in its most basic form it needs a noun phrase object specifying what is drunk. If you don't want to mention what is drunk, you have to use the form of the verb that contains the unspecified object prefix: drink (uo).

This root has a babytalk counterpart k'ok₁, which is used not only by small children and when speaking to them but when speaking to others in an endearing manner.

There is a special verb for drinking liquor: drink liquor, based on the root nai₁. This has a habitual form: drink liquor [habitual]. There is also an errative form: drink liquor in error, get drunk

Useful if one has drunk too much liquor is drink (uo) while lying flat on the ground.

Two other specialized verbs are: help self to (uo:liquid) at table and drink (st) to the last drop.

Here are some roots for specialized kinds of drinking:

• galh₁ “guzzle”
• goo₂ “drink while keeping in the mouth for a long time”
• k'ok₂ “drink while lying flat on one's back, drink while making a `glug' sound”
• kw'uts₁ “gulp”
• nat₂ “lap”, like a dog
• zuz₁ “eat with a spoon”, which applies to both liquids and solids, so in English terms, both eating and drinking.

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