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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 |
