MY FRIEND & I WENT HUNTING
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Dena'ina: Ch'u shik'u chik'ełyuq.
English: Then I too killed one.

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

  Conjunction Object of Postposition Postposition Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb ObjectPronoun Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P		 Inner Subject Pronoun Classifier
Morphemes Ch'u sh- -ik'u chi k'e i + Ø esh ł yuq
Morpheme Changes   shik'u   e deletes to avoid double vowels i deletes to avoid double vowels e    
sh deletes when preceeding ł
English Then me too, also death, illness it perfect I  

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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