WHEN THE ANIMALS DIVIDED INTO PAIRS
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Dena'ina: k'u qyeghudułt'ał," ni łu.
English: if they get food poisoning," [it (spruce) said, it is said].

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

  Conjunction Prefix Positions Stem
Outer Subject Pronoun Outer Subject Pronoun Post-
position
Gender Inceptive Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes k'u qe ye ghu de te ghe ł t'ał
Morpheme Changes   q     d u    
lowered e deletes when followed by a consonant e deletes when a consonant + e (Ce) precedes a morpheme boundary e changes to u, and ghe deletes - a consonant + e (Ce) precedes 'ghe' and the next morpheme to the right is a classifier; t deletes following d?
English also, too they non-human subject for objects use, giving to mental knowledge future  

use [my flesh]

Mode: future

Aspect: neuter (transitional ?)


Verb Theme postposition + ghu # d gender + ł classifier + t'a (root)
Meaning use Postposition
Theme Class descriptive
Type  

Stem Set: Root = t'a, Tag = be thus
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Neuter t'a (t'e) t'a t'ał t'ah
Neuter - Neg t'e t'e t'e t'e
Transitional - Neg t'aq t'at t'agh t'iq
Transitional t'ash t'at t'ał  

  Prefix Positions Stem Evidential
Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Ø de i + Ø Ø ni łu
Morpheme Changes   e deletes to avoid double vowels; d deletes to avaid dn sound? i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix      
English he/she/it perceptions of sound perfect  

say, tell

Mode: perfect

Aspect: momentaneous

it is said, they say

Verb Theme d gender + Ø classifier + ni (root)
Meaning say, tell
Theme Class operative
Type  

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