MY FRIEND & I WENT HUNTING
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Dena'ina: ch'u beł dghuni yegh taltlet'.
English: and then it attacked him.

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

  Conjunction Object of Postposition Post-position Object Oject of Postposition Post-position Prefix Positions Stem
Inceptive Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes ch'u be- -eł dghuni ye- -egh te i + z l tlet'
Morpheme Changes   beł   yegh ta z deletes when followed by a l classifier; i deletes to avoid double vowels    
e deletes to avoid double vowels e deletes to avoid double vowels 'e' becomes 'a' preceding 'z' mode
English and him with war, fight it near starting to perfect inceptive  

fight (with Object of Postposition)

Mode: perfect inceptive

Aspect: momentaneous


Verb Theme (Object of Postition + eł) dghuna # gh + t + l classifier + tlet (root)
Meaning fight (with Object of Postposition)
Theme Class  
Type  

Stem Set: Root = tlet, Tag = singular runs
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Neuter tlet tlet tlit  
Momentaneous tlut tlet tleł tlut / tlit
Perambulative tleł tlet tleł  
Successive tlet tlet tlet  
Customary tlit tlit tlit  
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