lonely

Theme: 
O-l-teesh~ (ça event)
for O to be lonely
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.