fat; gain weight
Theme:
O-d-l-neitl~ (Ø event)
for O to gain weight; for O to get fat
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Naish-Story:
dli-neitl Paradigm Forms
Imperative (Do it!)
2s:
Ilnétl (dé)!
Gain weight (now)!
2p:
Yee lnétl (dé)!
You all gain weight (now)!
Perfective prohibitive (don't do it!)
2s:
Líl ilnétlýiñ!
Don't gain weight!
2p:
Líl yee lnétlýiñ!
Don't you all gain weight!
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s:
[does not occur]
Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
1s:
yaa ýat nalnétl
I'm getting fat
2s:
yaa inalnétl
you're getting fat
3s:
yaa nalnétl
s/he's getting fat
1p:
yaa haa nalnétl
we're getting fat
2p:
yaa yee nalnétl
you all are getting fat
3p:
yaa (ha)s nalnétl
they are getting fat
4:
yaa ñunalnétl
people are getting fat
Progressive imperfective (-) (not (in the process of) doing it)
3s:
[does not occur]
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s:
dlinétlk
s/he is prone to gaining weight
Perfective (+) (did it)
1s:
ýat wudlinétl
I'm fat
2s:
iwdlinétl
you're fat
3s:
wudlinétl
s/he's fat
1p:
haa wdlinétl
we're fat
2p:
yee wdlinétl
you all are fat
3p:
has wudlinétl
they're fat
4:
ñoowdlinétl
people are fat
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s:
tlél ýat wulneitl
I'm not fat
2s:
tlél iwulneitl
you're not fat
3s:
tlél wulneitl
s/he's not fat
1p:
tlél haa wulneitl
we're not fat
2p:
tlél yee wulneitl
you all are not fat
3p:
tlél has wulneitl
they're not fat
4:
tlél ñuwulneitl
nobody is fat
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s:
ýat ulnéitlch
I get fat (every time)
2s:
eelnéitlch
you get fat (every time)
3s:
ulnéitlch
s/he gets fat (every time)
1p:
haa ulnéitlch
we get fat (every time)
2p:
yee ulnéitlch
you all get fat (every time)
3p:
has ulnéitlch
they get fat (every time)
4:
ñoolnéitlch
people get fat (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s:
tlél ýat ulnéitlch
I haven't gotten fat yet
2s:
tlél eelnéitlch
you haven't gotten fat yet
3s:
tlél ulnéitlch
s/he hasn't gotten fat yet
1p:
tlél haa ulnéitlch
we haven't gotten fat yet
2p:
tlél yee ulnéitlch
you all haven't gotten fat yet
3p:
tlél has ulnéitlch
they haven't gotten fat yet
4:
tlél ñoolnéitlch
nobody has gotten fat yet
Future (+) (going to do it)
1s:
ýat guçwalnéitl
I will get fat
2s:
ikçwalnéitl
you will get fat
3s:
guçwalnéitl
s/he will get fat
1p:
haa kçwalnéitl
we will get fat
2p:
yee kçwalnéitl
you all will get fat
3p:
has guçwalnéitl
they will get fat
4:
ñukçwalnéitl
people will get fat
Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s:
tlél ýat guçwalneitl
I won't get fat
2s:
tlél ikçwalneitl
you won't get fat
3s:
tlél guçwalneitl
s/he won't get fat
1p:
tlél haa kçwalneitl
we won't get fat
2p:
tlél yee kçwalneitl
you all won't get fat
3p:
tlél has guçwalneitl
they won't get fat
4:
tlél ñukçwalneitl
nobody will get fat
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s:
ýat çalneitl
let me be fat
3s:
çalneitl
let him/her be fat
1p:
haa çalneitl
let us be fat
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s:
tlél aadé uýdlineidli yé
no way can s/he get fat
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s:
çwalneidlín
s/he would have gotten fat
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s:
wulneidlí
if/when s/he gets fat
Example(s):
Ñútý iýkát sakwnéin ýaýaayí, ýat ilnétlý.
If I eat too much frybread, I get fat.
Ishakliçéik iwulneidlí.
You're cute when you're fat.
Tlél ñoolnétlý.
It isn't fattening.
Ch'a tlákw tooñeení haa kçwalnéitl.
If we always sit, we'll get fat.
Áa akuýdliýéitl' yaa ýat nalnédli.
I'm afraid I'm getting fat.
Dei keijín dís ý'áak áwé k'idéin at ýá ch'a aan áwé tlél ulnéitlch.
For the past 5 months he's been eating well and hasn't gotten fat yet.