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Conjunction |
Prefix Positions |
Stem |
| Object Pronoun |
Gender |
Mode/Aspect
T + Mode + P |
Inner Subject Pronoun |
Classifier |
| Morphemes |
Ch'u |
Ø |
Ø |
ghe+i |
esh |
Ø |
t'uts' |
| Morpheme Changes |
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ghe |
s |
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| i deletes to avoid double vowels |
e deletes to avoid double vowels, h deletes before t |
| English |
And |
it |
fish |
perfect |
I |
|
cut (with a knife)
Mode: perfect
Aspect: durative
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| Verb Theme |
Object + Gender + Ø classifier + t'uts' (root) |
| Meaning |
cut an object with a knife, saw, scythe; cut an object with an edged tool |
| Theme Class |
Successive |
| Type |
Transitive |
| Stem Set: Root = t'uts', Tag = cut with an edged tool |
| |
Mode |
| Aspect |
Imperfect |
Perfect |
Future |
Optative |
| Momentaneous |
t'us |
t'uts' |
t'es |
t'us |
| Durative |
t'us |
t'uts' |
t'us |
t'is |
| Distributive |
t'us |
t'uts' |
t'us |
t'is |
| Reversative |
t'es |
t'uts' |
t'es |
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| Semelfactive |
t'es |
t'es |
t'es |
t'es |
