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English: and we butchered it. |
Mode/Aspect = Transitional (T) + Mode + Perfective (P)
| Conjunction | Prefix Positions | Stem | ||||||
| Object of Post- position |
Post- position |
Outer Subject Pronoun | Gender | Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Classifier | |||
| Morphemes | ch'u | qe | u | ch'e | d(e) | ghe + i | Ø | lu |
| Morpheme Changes | qu | ch' | ghi | |||||
| e deletes to avoid double vowels | e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary | e deletes to avoid double vowels | ||||||
| English | and | them (beluga parts) | seperated from object | we | actions of the hand involving a tool or instrument | perfect |
plural objects are in position Mode: perfect Aspect: momentaneous |
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| Verb Theme | Gender + Ø classifier + lu (root) |
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| Meaning | plural objects are in position; singular rope-like object is in position |
| Theme Class | Stative-classificatory |
| Type |
| Stem Set: Root = lu, Tag = Classify plural | ||||
| Mode | ||||
| Aspect | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Optative |
| Momentanous | 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 | |||
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