Descriptions of Verb Tense/Aspects

The attached files below give a detailed grammatical description of the various Tlingit verb tense/aspects included in this resource. Information provided for each tense/aspect includes:
  • semantics (meaning) of the verb tense/aspect
  • associated prefixes
  • form of the classifier used for the tense/aspect
  • forming the negative 
  • prefix combinations relevant to the tense/aspect
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Perfective.pdf52.75 KB
Imperfective.pdf57.74 KB
Imperative.pdf28.28 KB
Prohibitive.pdf35.82 KB
ProgressiveImperfective.pdf89.98 KB
Future.pdf51.73 KB
Perfective_Habitual.pdf46.19 KB
Hortative.pdf60.6 KB
Potential.pdf68.42 KB