MY FRIEND & I WENT HUNTING
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Dena'ina: Ch'u łuq'u niłghe chich'k'ul'ik.
English: And we killed them all for each other.

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

  Conjunction Adverb Adverb Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Outer Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P		 Classifier
Morphemes Ch'u łuq'u niłghe chi ch'e k'e ghe + i ł 'ik
Morpheme Changes         ch' k' u l  
e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary e deletes to avoid double vowels ghe preceded by consonant + e (Ce): ghe deletes, e changes to u; i deletes to avoid double vowels ł changes to l with use of 'nił' reciprocal in 'niłghe'
English And all one after another death, illness we it (them) perfect  

kill (plural objects)

Mode: perfect

Aspect: durative

Verb Theme chi + Object + ł classifier + 'ik (stem)
Meaning kill plural objects
Theme Class  
Type  

Stem Set: Root = 'ix, 'ik, Tag = plural kill
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Durative 'ish 'ik 'ish 'ish

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