HEAR
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Dena'ina: Qaduqhdghenik.
English: They were listening.

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

  Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Incorporate Outer Subject Pronoun Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Qa du qe qe de ghe + i Ø nik
Morpheme Changes     q h d i deletes to avoid double vowels    
e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary
English Noise has to do with mouth or speech abstract entity; acting as the object They perceptions of sound perfect  

hear sound of object

Mode: perfect

Aspect: continuative


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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