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English: And they fasted (observed a ritual that affected themselves). |
Mode/Aspect = Transitional (T) + Mode + Perfective (P)
| Conjunction | Prefix Positions | Stem | ||||
| Object Pronoun | Outer Subject Pronoun | Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Classifier | |||
| Morphemes | Ch'u | hu | qe | i + Ø | ł | tsan |
| Morpheme Changes | i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix | l | ||||
| changes to l because of reflexive pronoun hu | ||||||
| English | And | himself/herself reflexive
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they | imperfect |
observe ritual (fast) Mode: imperfect Aspect: transitional? |
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| Verb Theme | Object + ł classifier + tsa (root) |
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| Meaning | observe ritual, taboo, restriction concerning the object, abstain from what the object refers to |
| Theme Class | Descriptive |
| Type |
| Stem Set: Root = tsa, Tag = observe ritual | ||||
| Mode | ||||
| Aspect | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Optative |
| Customary | tsax | |||
| Neuter | tsan | tsa' | tsał | tsa' |
| Transitional | tsan? | |||
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