MY FRIEND & I WENT HUNTING
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Dena'ina: Ch'u udihdi sha chiyiłyuq.
English: And he gave the moose to me.

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

  Conjunction Pronoun Object of Postposition Post-position Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Object Pronoun Outer Subject Pronoun Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P		 Classifier
Morphemes ch'u udihdi sh -a chi ye Ø i + Ø ł yuq
Morpheme Changes     sha   y        
e deletes to avoid double vowels
English and by one's self - by himself me for object (my) use death, illness it he perfect  

kill (singular object)

Mode: perfect

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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