HEAR
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Dena'ina: Qaduhhdetunesh.
English: They'll listen to them.

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

  Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Incorporate Object Pronoun Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Inceptive Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Qa du qu qe de te ghe Ø nesh
Morpheme Changes     h h   tu ghe preceded by consonant + e (Ce): ghe deletes, e changes to u    
qu changes to h and u deletes when preceding a consonant qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant e changes to u
English Noise having to do with mouth or speech them they perceptions of sound   future  

hear sound of object

Mode: future

Aspect: momentaneous


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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