BELUGA HUNTING
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Dena'ina: Shegh qutuyghiłghel
English: It floated up by me

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

  Object of Post-
position
Post-
position
Prefix Positions Stem
Object of Post-
position
Postposition Object Pronoun Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Sh-
=me
-egh
=to
qu tu ye ghe + i ł ghel
Morpheme Changes shegh     y gh    
  e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary e deleted to avoid double vowels
English to me them among it perfect  

move animate object quickly

Mode: perfect

Aspect: momentaneous


Verb Theme

Object + ł classifier + ghel, ghuł (root)
Meaning move animate object quickly
Theme Class motion
Type  

Stem Set: Root = ghel, ghuł, Tag = elongated, animate moves
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Momentaneous ghuł ghel gheł ghuł / gheł
Reversative gheł ghel gheł gheł
Continuative ghel ghel / ghił    
Durative ghel ghel / ghił    
Distributive ghel ghel / ghił    
Semelfactive gheł ghel / ghił    
Successive ghel ghel / ghił    
Neuter ghel ghel / ghił    
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