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Translate the following into Dena'ina:

1. 'George is eating salmon' or 'He or she is eating salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
							l	qat

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2. 'George ate salmon' or 'He or she ate salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
					ghe		l	qet'

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3. 'George will eat salmon' or 'He or she will eat salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
			t		ghe		l	qeł

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4. 'I am eating salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
						esh	l	qat

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5. 'I ate salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
					ghe	esh	l	qet'

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6. 'I will eat salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
			t		ghe	esh	l	qeł

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7. 'You (sg) are eating salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
						ni	l	qat

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8. 'You (sg) ate salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
					ghe	ni	l	qet'

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9. 'You (sg) will eat salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
			t		ghe	ni	l	qeł

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10. 'You (pl) are eating salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
						eh	l	qat

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11. 'You (pl) ate salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
					ghe	eh	l	qet'

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12. 'You (pl) will eat salmon'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
			t		ghe	eh	l	qeł

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