WHEN THE ANIMALS DIVIDED INTO PAIRS
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Dena'ina: Eseni ghen łu ni,
English: But cottonwood said,

Mode/Aspect = Transitional (T) + Mode + Perfective (P)

  Subject Demonstrative Pronoun Evidential Prefix Positions Stem
Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P		 Classifier
Morphemes Eseni ghen łu Ø de i + Ø Ø ni
Morpheme Changes usually written esni in outer dialect       i deletes to avoid double vowels; d deletes to avoid dn sound? i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix    
English Cottonwood that it is said, they say he words, perceptions of sound perfect  

said, tell

Mode: perfect

Aspect: momentaneous

Verb Theme d Gender + Ø classifier + stem (root)
Meaning say, tell
Theme Class Operative
Type  

Stem Set: Root = ni, Tag = say, deem
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Neuter ni ni ni nih
Momentaneous nix ni nił ni
Durative ni ni nił ni' / nih
Transitional nit nit nił nih
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