WHEN THE ANIMALS DIVIDED INTO PAIRS
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Dena'ina: "Shi ki qutsidghe'ich' hdatghelcheł.
English: "I too will go to the Campfire People.

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

  Subject Independent Pronoun Adverb of Time Object Prefix Positions Stem
Object Pronoun Gender Inceptive Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P		 Classifier
Morphemes Shi ki qutsidghe'ich' qe da t ghe l cheł
Morpheme Changes       h usually de        
qe changes to h preceding a consonant
English I again (too) Campfire People them de reflexive (go myself) future  

move to a stationary position

Mode: future

Aspect: momentaneous

Verb Theme l classifier + chet (root)
Meaning move to a stationary position
Theme Class motion
Type  

Stem Set: Root = chet, Tag = move the hand quickly
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
momentaneous chit chet cheł chit
reversative chet chet chet chet
semelfactive chet chet chet chet
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