blind

Theme: 
tlél ñu-S-sh-téen (ga state)
for S to be blind
Naish-Story: 
tléil + ñu-shi-teen

Paradigm Forms


Imperative (Do it!)
2s: 
[does not occur]

Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s: 
[see have sight]

Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
1s: 
tlél ñooýshatéen
I am blind
2s: 
tlél ñeeshatéen
you are blind
3s: 
tlél ñooshtéen
s/he is blind
1p: 
tlél ñutooshtéen
we are blind
2p: 
tlél ñayishatéen
you all are blind
3p: 
tlél has ñooshtéen
they are blind
4: 
tlél ñudushtéen
one is blind

Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
3s: 
[see have sight]

Progressive imperfective (-) (not (in the process of) doing it)
1s: 
tlél kei ñunaýshatéen
I'm losing my eyesight
2s: 
tlél kei ñineeshtéen / ñinishatéen (alternate form)
you're losing you're eyesight
3s: 
tlél kei ñunashtéen
s/he's losing his/her eyesight
1p: 
tlél kei ñuntushatéen
we're losing our eyesight
2p: 
tlél kei ñinayshatéen
you all are losing your eyesight
3p: 
tlél has ñunashtéen
they're losing their eyesight
4: 
tlél kei ñundooshtéen
one is losing his/her eyesight

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s: 
[does not occur]

Imperfective habitual (+) (always does it)
3s: 
[see have sight]

Imperfective habitual (-) (doesn't always do it)
1s: 
tlél ñuýshatéen nooch
I usually go blind
2s: 
tlél ñeeshatéen nooch
you usually go blind
3s: 
tlél ñooshtéen nooch
s/he usually goes blind
1p: 
tlél ñutushatéen nooch
we usually go blind
2p: 
tlél ñuyshatéen nooch
you all usually go blind
3p: 
tlél has ñooshtéen nooch
they usually go blind
4: 
tlél ñudushtéen nooch
people usually go blind

Imperfective decessive (+) (used to do it)
3s: 
[see have sight]

Imperfective decessive (-) (didn't used to do it)
1s: 
tlél ñooýshatéenin
I used to be blind
2s: 
tlél ñeeshatéenin
you used to be blind
3s: 
tlél ñooshtéenin
s/he used to be blind
1p: 
tlél ñutushatéenin
we used to be blind
2p: 
tlél ñayishatéenin
you all used to be blind
3p: 
tlél has ñooshtéenin
they used to be blind
4: 
tlél ñudushtéen
one used to be blind

Imperfective attributive (+) (the one who does it)
3s: 
l ñooshatéeni
the one who is blind

Perfective (+) (did it)
3s: 
[does not occur]

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s: 
[does not occur]

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

Future (+) (going to do it)
3s: 
[see have sight]

Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s: 
tlél kei ñukñwashatéen
I will go blind
2s: 
tlél kei ñikçishatéen
you will go blind
3s: 
tlél kei ñuguýshatéen
s/he will go blind
1p: 
tlél kei ñugaýtushatéen
we will go blind
2p: 
tlél kei ñigaýyishatéen
you all will go blind
3p: 
tlél kei has ñuguýshatéen
they will go blind
4: 
tlél kei ñugaýdushatéen
someone will go blind

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

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s: 
tlél aadé l ñuguýshitéeni yé
no way can s/he be blind

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s: 
tlél ñuguýshatéenin
s/he would have been blind

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s: 
l ñugooshtéenni
if/when s/he goes blind
Verbal noun: 
du l ñooshtéeni
Verbal noun English gloss: 
his/her blindness