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English: But do your best in life. |
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Subject |
Prefix Positions |
Stem |
Enclitic |
Adverb |
Outer Subject Pronoun |
Mode/Aspect T+Mode+P |
Classifer |
Morphemes |
Shesh |
d |
qe |
i + Ø |
d |
'an |
ni |
Morpheme Changes |
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t |
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i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix |
ł |
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i |
d becomes t' preceding a voiceless consonant |
causative, d becomes ł |
n deletes to avoid double n's |
English |
Shadow spirit, breath, luck |
indicates that the aspect is neuter |
abstract entity |
imperfect |
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do, act, behave
Mode: imperfect
Aspect: neuter
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expresses the intention the action of the verb take place |
Verb Theme |
d adverb + d classifier + 'an (root) |
Meaning |
do, act, happen, behave, take place |
Theme Class |
Optative |
Type |
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Stem Set: Root = 'an, Tag = do, see |
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Mode |
Aspect |
Imperfect |
Perfect |
Future |
Optative |
Continuative |
'en |
'an |
'en |
'en |
Durative |
'an |
'an |
'ił |
'an/'ih |
Durative (d classifier) |
t'an |
t'an |
t'ił |
t'an/t'ih |
Momentaneous |
'ix |
i'a |
'ił |
'ił/'ix |
Neuter |
'an |
'an |
'ił |
'ił/'ih |
Reversative |
'ih |
'an |
'ih |
'ih |
Transitional |
'ih |
'it |
'ih |
'ih |