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Dena'ina: Qahdghełnik.
English: I was making noise (footsteps).

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

  Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P		 Inner Subject Pronoun Classifier
Morphemes Qa qe de ghe + i esh d nik
Morpheme Changes   h d gh e ł
qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary e and i delete to avoid double vowels sh deletes before ł d changes to ł - causative
English Noise it actions of the foot perfect I  

make a noise

Mode: perfect

Aspect: continuative

Verb Theme d classifier + nik (root)
Meaning be a noise, make a noise
Theme Class Causative
Type  

Stem Set: Root = nik, Tag = feel, move the hand
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Momentaneous nesh nesh nesh  
Repetitive nex nex nix  
Neuter nesh nesh nik nesh
Progressive nesh nesh nish  
Continuative nik nik nik  
Neuter-Negative nik' nik' nik'  
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