WHEN THE ANIMALS DIVIDED INTO PAIRS
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Dena'ina: Yet łu ninya k'ahdulyak ch'u qengheduk gin k'eli:
English: And then the animals sang and danced this song:

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

  Conjunction Evidential Noun Prefix Positions Stem
Incorporate Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Yet łu ninya k'ah de ghe l lyak
Morpheme Changes normally yethdi       du l deletes when followed by another l  
e changes to u, and ghe deletes - a consonant + e (Ce) precedes 'ghe' and the next morpheme to the right is a classifier
English Then, next it is said, they say animals herd of animals perceptions of sound perfect  

plural sing

Mode: perfect

Aspect: perambulative


Verb Theme Postposition + a # d gender + l classifier + lu, la, lyu, lya (root)
Meaning plural sing Postposition
Theme Class operative (repetitive)
Type  

Stem Set: Root = lu, la, lyu, lya, Tag = classify plural
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Momentaneous la lu lał lix
Reversative lah lu lah lah
Repetitive lax lak lax lix
Customary lish lik lish  
Neuter lu lu lu lu
Perambulative lał lyak lyash lyash
Continuative la la' la' la'
Persistive lah lah lah lah

  Conjunction Prefix Positions Stem Demonstrative Pronoun Noun
Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes ch'u qe1 ne ghe Ø duk gin k'eli
Morpheme Changes     n          
lowered e deletes followed by a consonant
English and they feelings, unusual mental states perfect  

dance

Mode: perfect

Aspect: perambulative

this song

Verb Theme ni # Ø classifier + (y)u (root)
Meaning dance, commonly a slow, individualized dance
Theme Class repetitive
Type  

Stem Set: Root = (y)u, Tag = singluar goes
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Momentaneous jush ju juł  
Continuative yu yu yu yu
Distributive yu yu yu yu
Perambulative yuł duk dush dush/dish

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