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English: I came up on some moose tracks. |
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Object |
Prefix Positions |
Stem |
Thematic |
Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Inner Subject Pronoun |
Classifier |
Morphemes |
Dnigi |
beq' |
hq'a |
ghe |
ne + i |
esh |
Ø |
u |
Morpheme Changes |
These three nouns form one meaning |
gha |
i deletes to avoid double vowels; ne mode deletes preceding esh |
sh |
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when a consonant + e (Ce) precedes "ne" mode, the 'e' changes to 'a' |
e deletes to avoid double vowels |
English |
Moose |
track |
hole |
series of movements |
perfect |
I |
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go (singular)
Mode: perfect
Aspect: momentaneous
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Verb Theme |
Ø classifier + (y)u (root) |
Meaning |
singular, dual goes, walks |
Theme Class |
Motion |
Type |
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Stem Set: Root = (y)u, Tag = singular goes |
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Mode |
Aspect |
Imperfect |
Perfect |
Future |
Optative |
Momentaneous |
(y)ush |
(y)u |
(y)uł |
(y)ish |
Continuative |
(y)u |
(y)u |
(y)u |
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Distributive |
(y)u |
(y)u |
(y)u |
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