WHEN THE ANIMALS DIVIDED INTO PAIRS
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Dena'ina: "Yadi niłtu ch'tulał
English: "This is why we will be

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

  Adverb Adverb Prefix Positions Stem
Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Inceptive Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P		 Classifier
Morphemes yadi niłtu ch'e Ø te ghe Ø lał
Morpheme Changes     ch'   tu    
e deletes when a consonant + e (Ce) is at the start of a morpheme boundary e changes to u, and ghe deletes - a consonant + e (Ce) precedes 'ghe' and the next morpheme to the right is a classifier
English what for the purpose of we items made of wood: trap, sled, bow, etc. future  

be

Mode: future

Aspect: neuter

Verb Theme Gender + Ø classifier + la (root)
Meaning be, is, exists
Theme Class descriptive
Type  

Stem Set: Root = la, Tag = be
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Neuter lan (le') la' lał lah
Reversative lah lan ł lah
Transitional lah lat lah lah
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