lonely
Theme:
O-l-teesh~ (ça event)
for O to be lonely
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Naish-Story:
li-teesh Paradigm Forms
Perfective prohibitive (don't do it!)
2s:
Líl iwulteeshíñ!
Don't be lonely!
2p:
Líl yee wulteeshíñ!
Don't you all be lonely!
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s:
[does not occur]
Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
1s:
yei ýat naltísh
I'm getting lonely
2s:
yei inaltísh
you're getting lonely
3s:
yei naltísh
s/he's getting lonely
1p:
yei haa naltísh
we're getting lonely
2p:
yei yee naltísh
you all are getting lonely
3p:
yei has naltísh
they're getting lonely
4:
yei ñunaltísh
people are getting lonely
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s:
yei latíshch
s/he gets lonely (regularly)
Perfective (+) (did it)
1s:
ýat wuliteesh
I'm lonely
2s:
iwliteesh
you're lonely
3s:
wuliteesh
s/he's lonely
1p:
haa wuliteesh
we're lonely
2p:
yee wliteesh
you all are lonely
3p:
has wuliteesh
they're lonely
4:
ñuwliteesh
people are lonely
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s:
tlél ýat wulteesh
I'm not lonely
2s:
tlél iwulteesh
you're not lonely
3s:
tlél wulteesh
s/he's not lonely
1p:
tlél haa wulteesh
we're not lonely
2p:
tlél yee wulteesh
you all are not lonely
3p:
tlél has wulteesh
they're not lonely
4:
tlél ñuwulteesh
nobody is lonely
Perfective decessive (+) (had done it, but...)
3p:
wulteeshín
s/he had been lonely; s/he was lonely (but...)
Perfective decessive (-) (had't done it, but...)
3p:
tlél wulteeshín
s/he hadn't been lonely; s/he wasn't lonely (at the time, but...)
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s:
ýat çaltíshch
I get lonely (every time)
2s:
içaltíshch
you get lonely (every time)
3s:
çaltíshch
s/he gets lonely (every time)
1p:
haa ýlatíshch
we get lonely (every time)
2p:
yee ýlatíshch
you all get lonely (every time)
3p:
has çaltíshch
they get lonely (every time)
4:
ñuýlatíshch
people get lonely (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s:
[does not occur]
Perfective attributive (+) (the one who did it)
3s:
wé wuliteeshi aa
the lonely one
Future (+) (going to do it)
1s:
yei ýat guýlatéesh
I will be lonely
2s:
yei iguýlatéesh
you will be lonely
3s:
yei guýlatéesh
s/he will be lonely
1p:
yei haa guýlatéesh
we will be lonely
2p:
yei yee guýlatéesh
you all will be lonely
3p:
yei (ha)s guýlatéesh
they will be lonely
4:
yei ñuguýlatéesh
people will be lonely
Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s:
tlél yei ýat guýlateesh
I won't be lonely
2s:
tlél yei iguýlateesh
you won't be lonely
3s:
tlél yei guýlateesh
s/he won't be lonely
1p:
tlél yei haa guýlateesh
we won't be lonely
2p:
tlél yei yee guýlateesh
you all won't be lonely
3p:
tlél yei (ha)s guýlateesh
they won't be lonely
4:
tlél yei ñuguýlateesh
nobody will be lonely
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s:
ýat çaaýlateesh
let me be lonely
3s:
çaaýlateesh
let him/her be lonely
1p:
haa çaaýlateesh
let us be lonely
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s:
tlél aadé çwaaýliteeshi yé
no way can s/he be lonely
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s:
çwaaýlateeshín
s/he would have been lonely
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s:
wulteeshní
if/when s/he is lonely
Example(s):
Ch'a tlákw xáanaa dei yaa ñunahéini áwé ýat galtíshch.
I get lonely every time evening approaches.
Aý dachýánk' aý náñ wugoodí ýat galtíshch.
I get lonely every time my grandchild leaves me.