Putting Up Fish
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Dena'ina: Łq'ich'idi jani yethdi nunghełu,
English: I did that for nine days, then I took it down,

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

  Adverb Subject Conjunction Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Gender Mode/Aspect
T + Mode + P
Inner Subject Pronoun Classifier
Morphemes Łq'ich'idi jani yethdi nu n ghe+i
adverb defined
esh Ø lu
Morpheme Changes           gh e   łu
e and i delete to avoid double vowels sh deletion: see stem sh (subject pronoun) + l(u) becomes ł(u)
English Nine days then toward the ground rope-like object
perfect I  

place rope-like object in position

Mode: perfect

Aspect: momentaneous


Verb Theme Gender + Ø classifier + lu (root)
Meaning plural objects are in position; singular rope-like object is in position
Theme Class Stative-classificatory
Type Intransitive

Stem Set: Root = lu, Tag = classify plural objects
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Momentaneous la lu lał lix
Reversitive lah lu lah lah
Repetitive lax lak lax lax
Customary lish lik lish  
Neuter lu lu lu  
Perambulative lał lyak lyash lyash
Progressive lał      
Continuative la la' la' la'
Persistive lah lah lah lah
Distributive la lu la la
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