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WHEN THE ANIMALS DIVIDED INTO PAIRS
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Dena'ina: niłhuch'ulkitni," yełni.

English: we should be partners," [he said to him].

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

	Prefix Positions					Stem	Relative Suffix
	Object Pronoun	Object Pronoun	Outer Subject Pronoun	Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P	Classifier
Morphemes	nił	hu	ch'e	ghe	ł	kit	ni
Morpheme Changes	changes classifier	changes classifier	ch'u		l
			e changes to u, and ghe deletes - a consonant + e (Ce) precedes 'ghe' and the next morpheme to the right is a classifier		changes to 'l' with use of nił reciprocal
English	one another	himself reflexive	we	imperfect		get, obtain object Mode: imperfect Aspect: neuter	expresses the desire or intention the action of the verb takes place

Verb Theme	ł classifier + kegh (root)
Meaning	get, obtain object
Theme Class	unknown
Type

Stem Set: Root = kegh, Tag =
	Mode
Aspect	Imperfect	Perfect	Future	Optative
Neuter	kit

	Prefix Positions				Stem
	Object Pronoun	Outer Subject Pronoun	Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P	Classifier	Stem
Morphemes	ye	Ø	i + Ø	ł	ni
Morpheme Changes			i deletes to avoid double vowels
English	him (non-human)	he	perfect		say to, tell object Mode: perfect Aspect: momentaneous

Verb Theme	Object + ł classifier + ni (root)
Meaning	say to, tell object
Theme Class	operative
Type

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