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English: and (I) made it into strips. |
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Conjunction |
Prefix Positions |
Stem |
Adverb |
Object Pronoun |
Gender |
Mode/Aspect T + Mode + P |
Inner Subject Pronoun |
Classifier |
Morphemes |
ch'u |
nu |
Ø |
n |
ghe+i |
esh |
Ø |
tseq' |
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 drops before t |
English |
and |
hung down toward the ground |
it |
rope-like object |
perfect |
I |
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cut into strips
Mode: perfect
Aspect: durative
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Verb Theme |
Object + Gender + Ø classifier + tseq' (root) |
Meaning |
cut an object into strips, make an object into fringe |
Theme Class |
Operative |
Type |
Transitive |
Stem Set: Root = tseq', Tag = cut into strips or fringe |
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Mode |
Aspect |
Imperfect |
Perfect |
Future |
Optative |
Durative |
tseq' |
tseq' |
tseq' |
tseq' |