WHEN THE ANIMALS DIVIDED INTO PAIRS
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Dena'ina: Ch'u ninya łik'a k'usht'a qełkeł.
English: And none of the animals took the dog.

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

  Conjunction Subject Object Negative Prefix Positions Stem
Outer Subject Pronoun Negative Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Ch'u ninya łik'a k'usht'a qe Ø i + Ø ł keł
Morpheme Changes             i deletes to avoid double vowels - i is called for with no mode when using perfect mode with negative k'usht'a    
English And animals dog no, not they   imperfect  

get, obtain object

Mode: imperfect

Aspect: perambulative


Verb Theme Object + ł classifier + kit (root)
Meaning grab, grasp, take, get, obtain (object)
Theme Class Motion classificatory
Type  

Stem Set: Root =kit , Tag = classify food
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Momentaneous kit kit/neq keł kit
neuter kit kit kit kit
Perambulative keł ket keł ket
Successive ket ket ket ket
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