MY FRIEND & I WENT HUNTING
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Dena'ina: "Giniki ida ghun ghe chinłnah,"
English: "This one is for your friend,"

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

  Demonstrative Pronoun Adverb of Quantity Object

Demonstrative
Pronoun (Object of Postposition)

Postposition Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Inner Subject Pronoun Classifier
Morphemes Gini ki ida ghun ghe chi i + Ø n ł nah
Morpheme Changes             i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix      
 
English This thing more, another friend that person (friend) for object's (friend) use death, illness imperfect you  

kill (singular object)

Mode: imperfect

Aspect: transitional


Verb Theme chi # Object + ł classifier + yuq (root)
Meaning kill singular object
Theme Class  
Type  

Stem Set: Root = yuq, Tag = happen, affect
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Transitional nah yuq nił ni

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