compose a song
Theme:
at ka-S-l-shee~ (na event)
for S to compose songs (esp. about opposite clan)
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Naish-Story:
ka-li-shee Notes:
Some fluent elders say that in addition to the meaning "compose", this verb can be used to mean "sing".
Paradigm Forms
Imperative (Do it!)
2s:
At kanalshí!
Compose a song!
2p:
At kanaylashí!
All of you compose a song!
Perfective prohibitive (don't do it!)
2s:
[does not occur]
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s:
[does not occur]
Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
1s:
yaa at kanaýlashéen
I'm composing a song
2s:
yaa at kanilashéen
you're composing a song
3s:
yaa at kanalshéen
s/he's composing a song
1p:
yaa at kantulashéen
we're composing a song
2p:
yaa at kanaylashéen
you all are composing a song
3p:
yaa (ha)s at kanalshéen
they're composing a song
4:
yaa at kandulshéen
someone's composing a song
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
1s:
yóo at kanaýlashéek
I compose a song (regularly)
3s:
yóo at kanalshéek
s/he composes a song (regularly)
Perfective (+) (did it)
1s:
at kaýwlishee
I composed a song
2s:
at kaylishee
you composed a song
3s:
at kawlishee
s/he composed a song
1p:
at kawtulishee
we composed a song
2p:
at kayeeylishee
you all composed a song
3p:
has at kawlishee
they composed a song
4:
at kawdudlishee
someone composed a song
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s:
tlél at kaýwlashee
I didn't compose a song
2s:
tlél at kaylashee
you didn't compose a song
3s:
tlél at kawulshee
s/he didn't compose a song
1p:
tlél at kawtulashee
we didn't compose a song
2p:
tlél at kayeeylashee
you all didn't compose a song
3p:
tlél has at kawulshee
they didn't compose a song
4:
tlél at kawdulshee
nobody composed a song
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s:
at kanaýlasheech
I compose a song (every time)
2s:
at kanilasheech
you compose a song (every time)
3s:
at kanalsheech
s/he composes a song (every time)
1p:
at kantulasheech
we compose a song (every time)
2p:
at kanaylasheech
you all compose a song (every time)
3p:
has at kanalsheech
they compose a song (every time)
4:
at kandulsheech
someone composes a song (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s:
tlél at kanaýwlasheech
I haven't composed a song yet
2s:
tlél at kaneelasheech
you haven't composed a song yet
3s:
tlél at koonalsheech
s/he hasn't composed a song yet
1p:
tlél at kantoolasheech
we haven't composed a song yet
2p:
tlél at kanaylasheech
you all haven't composed a song yet
3p:
tlél has at koonalcheesh
they haven't composed a song yet
4:
tlél at kandulsheech
nobody has composed a song yet
Future (+) (going to do it)
1s:
at kakñwalashée
I will compose a song
2s:
at kakçilashée
you will compose a song
3s:
at kaguýlashée
s/he will compose a song
1p:
at kagaýtulashée
we will compose a song
2p:
at kagaýyilashée
you all will compose a song
3p:
has at kaguýlashée
they will compose a song
4:
at kagaýdulshée
someone will compose a song
Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s:
tlél at kakñwalashee
I won't compose a song
2s:
tlél at kakçilashee
you won't compose a song
3s:
tlél at kaguýlashee
s/he won't compose a song
1p:
tlél at kagaýtulashee
we won't compose a song
2p:
tlél at kagaýyilashee
you all won't compose a song
3p:
tlél has at kaguýlashee
they won't compose a song
4:
tlél at kagaýdulshee
nobody will compose a song
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s:
at kanñalashee
let me compose a song
3s:
at kanaýlashee
let him/her compose a song
1p:
at kantulashee
let us compose a song
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
1s:
tlél aadé at koonñalisheeyi yé
no way can I compose a song
3s:
tlél aadé at koonaýlisheeyi yé
no way can s/he compose a song
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
1s:
at koonñalasheeyín
I would have composed a song
3s:
at koonaýlasheeyín
s/he would have composed a song
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
1s:
at kaýwlasheeyí
if/when I compose a song
3s:
at kawulsheeyí
if/when s/he composes a song
Example(s):
Du léelk'w daadáý at kaawlishee.
He composed a song about his grandfather.