HEAR
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Dena'ina: Qaduniłhdutnik.
English: They listened to one another.

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

  Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Incorporate Object Pronoun Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Qa du nił qe de ghe + i Ø nik
Morpheme Changes       h du ghe preceded by consonant + e (Ce): ghe deletes, e changes to u; i deletes to avoid double vowels t  
qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant e changes to u Ø changes to d due to use of nił - d changes to t when preceding a nasal (n)
English Noise having to do with mouth or speech one another 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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