MAKING SNOWSHOES
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Dena'ina: Yethdi yust ghu betsik'ghala bedenghiłyesh,
English: Then Then you lash the head frame on the front,

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

  Conjunction Object of Postposition Postposition Noun
Morphemes Yethdi yust ghu betsik'ghala
English Then in front near, evenly spaced with head frame

  Prefix Positions Stem
Object Pronoun Gender Gender Thematic Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Inner Subject Pronoun Classifier
Morphemes be de n ghe i +Ø i ł yesh
Morpheme Changes       gh i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix      
e deletes to avoid double vowels
English it actions involving wood rope number of small, similar actions of a similar type imperfect you (singular)  

tie object (lash)

Mode: imperfect

Aspect: reversative


Verb Theme Object + Gender + ł classifier + yuch' (root)
Meaning tie object
Theme Class Motion
Type  

Stem Set: Root = yuch', Tag = tie
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Reversative yesh yuch' yesh yesh/yish
Reversative Outer zesh zuch' zesh zesh
Momentaneous zhush zhuch' zhesh zhesh/yesh
Neuter zhuch'      
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