Is there any way to tell whether a given noun in Mingo is going to be an
Agent Noun or a Patient Noun?  Well, yes and no. Take a look at the
following lists of nouns, divided into Agent Nouns and Patient Nouns.

   Some Agent Nouns

   kahikwææ' -- hat
   kaöshæ' -- box
   këëwëë' -- wire
   katkunya'shæ' -- ladle
   katsi'káya' -- chair
   káyatöshæ' -- book
   kaya'ta' -- doll
   kaeu'ta' -- gun
   katsihkwanö' -- button
   kakawihsa' -- shovel
   kashewë'ta' -- bell
   ka'nö' -- arrow
 

   Some Patient Nouns

   uka'stææ' -- mud
   unëö' -- corn
   unö'kwa' -- milk
   usae'ta' -- bean
   utsi'tsu'kwa' -- pear
   u'nehsa' -- sand
   unôta' -- rhubarb
   uyë'kwa' -- tobacco
   usnö' -- bark
   unöni'ta' -- thistle
   unékhwa' -- bloodroot
   uhsëë' -- frost