bad, evil

Theme: 
tlél O-sh-k'éi~ (ga state)
for O to be bad, evil, no good
Naish-Story: 
tléil + shi-k'ei
Notes: 
Some fluent speakers consider this a taboo word to use in reference to another person, while others find it acceptable. For speakers who find it acceptable, here is an example: Tlél ushik'éiyi ñáa áwé. "That man is no good."

Paradigm Forms


Imperative (Do it!)
2s: 
[see 'good']

Imperfective prohibitive (Don't do it!)
2s: 
Líl eeshk'éiñ!
Be bad!
2p: 
Líl yee ushk'éiñ!
You all be bad!

Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s: 
See 'good'

Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
1s: 
tlél ýat ushk'é
I am bad
2s: 
tlél eeshk'é
you are bad
3s: 
tlél ushk'é
he/she/it is bad
1p: 
tlél haa ushk'é
we are bad
2p: 
tlél yee ushk'é
you all are bad
3p: 
tlél has ushk'é
they are bad
4: 
tlél ñooshk'é
people are bad

Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
3s: 
See 'good'

Progressive imperfective (-) (not (in the process of) doing it)
1s: 
tlél kei ýat unashk'éin
I'm turning evil
2s: 
tlél kei eenashk'éin
you're turning evil
3s: 
tlél kei unashk'éin
s/he is turning evil, it is beginning to spoil, go bad
1p: 
tlél kei haa unashk'éin
we are turning evil
2p: 
tlél kei yee unashk'éin
you all are turning evil
3p: 
tlél kei has unashk'éin
they are turning evil
4: 
tlél kei ñunashk'éin
people are turning evil

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s: 
tlél kei ushk'éich
he/she/it gets bad (regularly)

Imperfective habitual (-) (doesn't always do it)
3s: 
tlél ushk'é nooch
he/she/it is always bad

Imperfective decessive (+) (used to do it)
3s: 
See 'good'

Imperfective decessive (-) (didn't used to do it)
3s: 
tlél ooshk'éiyin
3 used to be bad

Imperfective attributive (-) (the one who doesn't do it)
3s: 
l oosheek'éiyi aa
the bad one

Perfective (+) (did it)
3s: 
See 'good'

Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s: 
tlél ýat wushk'é
I was bad
2s: 
tlél iwushk'é
you were bad
3s: 
tlél wushk'é
he/she/it was bad
1p: 
tlél haa wushk'é
we were bad
2p: 
tlél yee wushk'é
you all were bad
3p: 
tlél has wushk'é
they were bad
4: 
tlél ñuwushk'é
people were bad

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s: 
See 'good'

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s: 
[does not occur]

Future (+) (going to do it)
3s: 
See 'good'

Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s: 
tlél kei ýat guýshak'éi
I will be bad
2s: 
tlél kei iguýshak'éi
you will be bad
3s: 
tlél kei guýshak'éi
he/she/it will be bad
1p: 
tlél kei haa guýshak'éi
we will be bad
2p: 
tlél kei yee guýshak'éi
you all will be bad
3p: 
tlél kei has guýshak'éi
they will be bad
4: 
tlél ñuguýshak'éi
people will be bad

Hortative (-) (let him/her not do it)
3s: 
[does not occur]

Potential attributive (-) (can't do it)
3s: 
tlél aadé tlél guýshik'éiyi yé
no way can he/she/it be bad

Potential decessive (-) (wouldn't have done it)
3s: 
tlél guýshak'éiyin
he/she/it would have been bad

Conditional (-) (if/when s/he doesn't do it)
3s: 
tlél gooshk'éini
if/when he/she/it is bad

Example(s):

tlél ý'éshk'é
bad choice of words
Tlél wushk'éi du daa.itnagóowu.
His/her body language was bad.