QADALNALCHEN'S SONG
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Dena'ina: Qint'a hk'u q'iłdu ki.
English: We may never be able to return home.

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

  Adverb Object of Postpos. Postpos. Noun Adverb
Morphemes Qintah h-
=you (plural)
-k'u
=away from
q'iłdu ki
Morpheme Changes Qint'a        
h deletes preceeding an h
English Try away from you (plural) home again
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