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Verbs: Verb Stem Mini-Dictionary, Page 3

Adapted from "Dena'ina Verb Dictionary"
Electronic Draft, by James Kari
Compiled by Alan Boraas.

18. see, glimpse, catch sight of an object
Theme: object + Ø classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
momentaneous		'ix	'an	'ił	'ił
durative		'an	'an	'ił	'an
neuter		'an	'an	'ił	'an
continuative		'en	'an	'en	'en
transitional		'ih	'it	'ih	'ih

 

19. shoot (arrow or bullet)
Theme: Object + Gender + ł classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
mementaneous		dish	dek'	desh	dish
semelfactive		desh	desh

 

20. sing
singular, dual
Theme: object + d + d classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
neuter		li	li'	lił	li'
durative		li	li'	lił	li'
transitional		lix	lit	lił	li'
continuative		li	li	li	li

 

21. slip, slide on something (abrupt accidental movement)
Theme: Gender + l classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
momentaneous		qat	qet'	qeł	qat
durative		qat	qet'	qat	qat
neuter		qet'	qet'	qet'	qet'
transitional		qat	qat'	qeł	qat

 

22. smile
Theme: Ø classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
momentaneous		dlih	dleq'	dleh	dlih
durative		dlih	dleq'	dlih	dlih
customary		dlih	dlih

 

23. swim: fish, sea mammals, river otter, etc. underwater
singular or small number
Note: not birds swimming on top of water
Theme: (l+ghuzh) for a large number of fish as spawning salmon
Theme: Object + Ø classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
momentaneous		lah	lagh	leh	lih

 

24. talk, speak
singular
Theme: Q + Ø classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
repetitive	O, U	nash	nak	nash	nish
repetitive	I	nax	yał	nax	nax
durative	I	nax	yał	nax	nax
momentaneous		ya	yał
continuative		ya	ya	ya	ya
neuter		ya'	ya'

 

25. walk, go
singular or dual
Theme: Ø classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
momentaneous		(y)ush	yu	yuł	yu
continuative		yu	yu
repetitive		yux	yuk	yux	yix
customary		yix	yik	yix

 

26. walk, go
plural (3 or more); plural fish swim
Theme: Ø classifier + stem

ASPECT	MODE
	Dialect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
momentaneous		dał	datl'	deł	dił
durative		dał	datl'	dał	dił