Moose Hunting, Line 8

MOOSE HUNTING
Line 8

Dena'ina: Ts'ił qeyan q'u beq'es eł k'danłtetl',

English: I shot it only once, in its neck,

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

	Adverb of Quantity	Pronoun	Adverb of Quantity	Adverb of Time	Noun	Adverb of Location
Morphemes	Ts'ił	qe	yen (yan)	q'u	beq'es	eł
Morpheme Changes		qeyan
Morpheme Changes		qe- + -yen
English	Once, one time	time/event	only	already, just now	his neck	with

	Prefix Positions					Stem
	Object Pronoun	Gender	Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P	Inner Subject Pronoun	Classifier	Stem
Morphemes	k'e	de	ne	esh	ł	tetl'
Morpheme Changes	k'	da	n	sh deletes before ł; e deletes?
Morpheme Changes	e deletes preceding a conjunct prefix	when a consonant + e (Ce) precedes 'ne', 'e' changes to 'a'	e deletes to avoid double vowels	sh deletes before ł; e deletes?
English	it	elongated object - gun	perfect	I		shot object with gun Mode: perfect Aspect: onomatopoetic

Verb Theme	Object + D gender + ł classifier + tetl' (root)
Meaning	shoot object with gun, make cracking, bursting, exploding, popping noise
Theme Class	Operative-Onomatopoetic
Type

Stem Set: Root = tetl', Tag = explode
	Mode
Aspect	Imperfect	Perfect	Future	Optative
Onomatopoetic	tetl'	tetl'
Neuter	tetl'	tetl'
Momentaneous	tuł	tutl'	teł	tuł
Durative	tuł	tutl'	tuł	tuł