cut it up; carve it; slice it

Theme: 
O-ka-S-ø-xaash~ (ça event)
for S to cut O in several pieces; for S to carve O (on surface); for S to slice O (e.g., bread)
Naish-Story: 
ka-ya-xaash

Paradigm Forms


Imperative (Do it!)
2s: 
Kaçaxaash!
Cut it up!
2p: 
Kaçayxaash!
You all cut it up!

Prohibitive (Don't do it!)
2s: 
Líl yei keexáshjiñ!
Don't cut it up!
2p: 
Líl yei kayxáshjiñ!
Don't you all cut it up!

Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s: 
[does not occur]

Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
1s: 
yei kanýaxásh
I am cutting it up
3s: 
yei akanaxásh
s/he is cutting it up

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
1s: 
yei kaýaxáshch
I cut it up (regularly)
3s: 
yei akaxáshch
s/he cuts it up (regularly)

Perfective (+) (did it)
1s: 
kaýwaaxaash
I cut it up
3s: 
akaawaxaash
s/he cut it up

Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s: 
tlél kaýwaxaash
I didn't cut it up
3s: 
tlél akawuxaash
s/he didn't cut it up

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s: 
kañaxáshch
I cut it up (every time)
3s: 
akaçaxáshch
s/he cuts it up (every time)

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s: 
tlél kooñaxaashch
I haven't cut it up yet
3s: 
tlél akooçaxaashch
s/he hasn't cut it up yet

Future (+) (going to do it)
1s: 
yei kakñwaxáash
I will cut it up
3s: 
yei akakçwaxáash
s/he will cut it up

Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s: 
tlél yei kakñwaxaash
I won't cut it up
3s: 
tlél akakçwaxaash
s/he won't cut it up

Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s: 
kañaañaxaash
let me cut it up
3s: 
akaçaaçaxaash
let him/her cut it up

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
1s: 
tlél aadé kooñaañaaxaashi yé
no way can I cut it up
3s: 
tlél aadé akooçaaçaaxaashi yé
no way can s/he cut it up

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
1s: 
kooñaañaxaashín
I would have cut it up
3s: 
akooçaaçaxaashín
s/he would have cut it up

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
1s: 
kaýwaxaashí
if/when I cut it up
3s: 
akawuxaashí
if/when s/he cuts it up

Example(s):

Sakwnéin akaawaxaash.
She sliced the bread.
Ñut akaawaxaash du tuñatáali.
She cut (the pattern for) her pants out wrong.
Aatlein gán áwé akaawaxaash táakwni yís.
He cut up a lot of wood for winter.