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English: I will tell them about where you are staying," (it is said, it said). |
Mode/Aspect = Transitional (T) + Mode + Perfective (P)
| Object | Adverb | Prefix Positions | Stem | ||||
| Gender | Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Classifier | |||||
| Morphemes | Qenyi | ninya | ndahduh | de | ne (adverb defined) |
l | ts'i |
| Morpheme Changes | da | ||||||
| e changes to 'a'; consonant + e (Ce) precedes ne | |||||||
| English | Tell? | animals | where | de reflexive (you stay) | imperfect |
plural sit, stay Mode: imperfect Aspect: neuter |
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| Verb Theme | d gender + l classifier + ts'i (root) |
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| Meaning | plural sit, stay |
| Theme Class | |
| Type |
| Stem Set: Root = ts'i, Tag = plural sit, stay | ||||
| Mode | ||||
| Aspect | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Optative |
| Neuter | ts'i | ts'i | ts'ił | ts'ih |
| Areal Noun | Prefix Positions | Stem | ||||||
| Object Pronoun | Gender | Inceptive | Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Inner Subject Pronoun | Classifier | |||
| Morphemes | yeh | qbe | de | t(e) | ghe | esh | Ø | nih |
| Morpheme Changes | hbe | gh | ||||||
| q changes to h preceding a consonant | e deletes to avoid double vowels | |||||||
| English | down, below, under, inside | them | perceptions of sound | future | I |
say, deem Mode: future Aspect: neuter |
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| Verb Theme | complement + d gender + Ø classifier + ni (root) |
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| Meaning | say, tell complement |
| 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 |
| Prefix Positions | Stem | Evidential | ||||
| Outer Subject Pronoun | Gender | Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Classifier | |||
| Morphemes | Ø | d | Ø | Ø | ni | łu |
| Morpheme Changes | d deletes to avaid dn sound? | |||||
| 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) |
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| 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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