HEAR
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Dena'ina: Qahhditunesh.
English: They'll hear noise.

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

  Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Outer Subject Pronoun Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Inceptive Transitional Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Qa qe qe de te i ghe Ø nesh
Morpheme Changes   h h di tu i deletes to avoid double vowels ghe preceded by consonant + e (Ce): ghe deletes, e changes to u    
qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant e changes to i because of i transitional e changes to u
English Noise abstract entity; acting as an object they perceptions of sound future one out of a possible series future  

hear sound of object

Mode: future

Aspect: momentaneous

da incorporate from theme not present
Verb Theme qa + du (da) # Object + d Gender + Ø classifier + nik (root)
Meaning hear sound of object, object makes noise, become aware of object by hearing object's noise
Theme Class Successive
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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