Verb Themes by Ephim Baktuit

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To go, to walk, to move

Ø+(y)u° - something goes, walks

• yeh tazu - s/he went there
• guduh gheyuł - s/he is on his way here
• yeh tanshu - I’m about to go there
• guduh gheshuł - I’m on my way here
• yeh tgheshyuł - I will go there
• guduh ghinyuł - you are on your way here
• yeh nutasdzu - s/he went back there
• ndaduh tinyu dit? - Where are you going?
• nach' nughejuł - s/he is coming back to us
• yeh nutgheshjuł - I’ll go back, walk back there

Perambulative example

• yeh q'angheduk - s/he was going around here and there

Ø+na - (nu) to move nomadically, move with gear

• yeh taznu - s/he moved there
• yeh tinash - you move there
• yeh tgheshnał - we will move there, camp
• yeh ch'taznu - we moved there
• yeh q'anch'ghutnesh - we went there by boat

Ø+datl' - plural goes, walks

• yeh ts'tazdatl' - we are about to go there
• yeh ch'tudał - we will go there
• ndadu tanhdatl' dit? - Where will you pl. go?

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To swim

Ø+ba - (mot.) to swim (continuative aspect)

• neshba - I am swimming (down and back)
• nen nnba - you are swimming (down and back)
• yen ku neba - s/he is (also) swimming (down and back)

Perambulative imperfective

• nugheshbał - I am swimming around
• nen ku nughinbał - you (sing.) (also) are swimming around
• yen ku nughebał - s/he (also) is swimming around
• nuyehbał - you (pl.) are swimming around
• yina ku nuqubał - they are swimming around

Other perambulative modes

• q'angheshtbak - I was swimming
• nen ku nughinbał - you (sing.) were swimming
• q'anghintbak - you (sing.) swam
• yen ku q'anghetbak - s/he swam
• q'anch'utbak - we swam
• q'anyehbak - you (pl.) swam
• yina ku q'anqutbak - they swam
• q'antgheshtbash - I will swim
• q'antghitbash - you (sg.) will swim
• yen ku q'antutbash - s/he will swim
• nana ku q'anch'tutbash - we will swim
• q'antihtbash - you (pl.) will swim
• q'anhtutbash - they will swim

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To laugh

ja#l+dleq' - (op.) to laugh

• izhi begh jagheldleq' - s/he laughed about his name
• begh jagheldleq' - s/he laughed about it
• hugh jagheldleq' - s/he laughed at himself
• hugh jagheldleq' - I laughed at myself

O+gh+Ø+dleq' - (conv.) to laugh at oneself

• hughasdedleq' - s/he mocked himself
• niłhegh hghazdleq' - they mocked each other

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To become dry

gh+G+n+l+ggen - (conv.) to become dry

• łik'a neghnalggen {68a} - the dog is dry
• ełnen ghe ghenalggen {68b} - the ground is dry
• ełneq' qeghnalggen {68c} - the floor is dry
• ghenalggeni chik'a {68d} - dry wood
• chik'a ghetnalggen {68e} - dry wood

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To wash

P+lu/nan#k'+l+daq - (op.) wash, wipe P’s hands, face

• nuk'ełah {69a} - I am washing them (dishes)
• nuk'tghełah {69b} - I will wash them (dishes)
• nuk'ilah {69c} - you wash them (dishes)
• luk'tuldah {69d} - s/he will wash his hands
• luk'tgheldah {69e} - I will wash my hands
• luk'eldah {69f} - you pl. wash your hands
• luk'eldah {69g} - you pl. wash your hands
• nuhutgheltah {69h} - I will take a bath, shower
• nuhuhtulyah {69i} - they will take a bath, shower
• nuytułtah {69j} - s/he will wash him, it (dog)
• nuyiłtan {69k} - s/he washed him, it (dog)
• nuzełtan {69l} - I washed him, it (dog)

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Kinship

• shunkda {70a} - my mother
• shtukda {70b} - my father
• shgguya {70c} - my child
• sk'isena {70d} - my woman
• shkela {70e} - my younger brother
• shingha {70f} - my older brother
• shdaja {70g} - my younger sister
• shuda {70h} - my older sister
• shbach'ala {70i} - my aunt
• sez'a {70j} - my uncle
• shcheyakda {70k} - my grandfather
• (shchukda) {70l} - my grandfather

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