Old Shikathi

Etymology
from Zh'khuor = god of death

Zh'khuor is also the name of a distant star where the Zh'khuor the god is said to reside.
Zh' - animacy marker
-kh - Zh'kaarian or Proto-Shikathi word class marker
-uor- root for fire / heat Notes
possible verbalizers:

akhaam: to die (generally / of old age / of illness)
DAT + lahtor: to kill / murder (lit: to bring death to)
DAT + aekrosh: to be killed (lit: death to be brought to)... or, if no agent is present (to die accidentally)
DAT + akiina: to kill oneself / to commit suicide (lit: to bring death to oneself) Sample of this word
I don't want to die.
f'khruum zh'khuor akhaamshi thon'n tuur.
NOM.AN-1S death VBZ.INTR.GER-ACC desire NEG
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I don't want to kill you.
f'khruum gh'khraal zh'khuor lahtorshi thon'n tuur.
NOM.AN-1S DAT.AN-2S death VBZ.GER.TR-ACC desire NEG
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I don't want to be killed.
gh'khruum zh'khuor aekroshi thon'n tuur.
DAT.AN-1S death VBZ.GER.PASS-ACC desire NEG
(or)
f'khruum gh'nee zh'khuor aekroshi thon'n tuur.
NOM.AN-1S DAT.AN-LOG death VBZ.GER.PASS-ACC desire NEG
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I don't want to kill myself.
gh'khuum zh'khuor akinaashi thon'n tuur.
DAT.AN-1S death VBZ.GER.MID-ACC desire NEG
(or)
f'khruum gh'nee zh'khuor akinaashi thon'n tuur.
NOM.AN-1S DAT.AN-LOG death VBZ.GER.MID-ACC desire NEG

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