BEAVER TRAPPING
Line 4

Dena'ina: ch'u quggił ba tananłu.
English: and I set snares in the water (for them).

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

  Conjunction Object Object of Post-
position
Post-
position
Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Inner Subject Pronoun Classifier
Morphemes ch'u quggił be- -a ta ne ne + i esh Ø lu
Morpheme Changes     be+a= ba   na n esh + l changes to ł   łu
e deletes to avoid double vowels e changes to 'a' when preceding ne mode e and i delete to avoid double vowels esh + l changes to ł
English and small game snare it in contact with submerged in water plural objects (snares) perfect I  

plural objects are in position

Mode: perfect

Aspect: momentaneous


Verb Theme Gender + Ø classifier + lu (root)
Meaning classify plural; plural objects are in position
Theme Class Stative Classificatory
Type  

Stem Set: Root = lu, Tag = classify plural
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Momentaneous la lu lał lix
Continuative la la' la' la'
Neuter lu lu lu lu
Distributive la lu la la
Reversative lah lu lah lah
Repetitive lax lak lax lix
Customary lish lik lish  
Perambulative lał lyak lyash lyash
Progressive lał      
Back to Top
Back to Story
Home