melt, dissolve, thaw
Theme:
l-laa~ (ø event)
for something to melt, dissolve, thaw
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Naish-Story:
li-laa Paradigm Forms
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s:
[does not occur]
Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
3s:
yaa nalléin
it's melting
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s:
laléiý
it melts (regularly)
Perfective (+) (did it)
3s:
wuliláa
it melted
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
3s:
tlél wullá
it didn't melt
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s:
ulláaych
it melts (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s:
tlél ulláaych
it hasn't melted yet
Future (+) (going to do it)
3s:
guýlaláa
it will melt
Future (-) (not going to do it)
3s:
tlél guýlalaa
it won't melt
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
3s:
çalalaa
let it melt
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s:
tlél aadé çwalilaayi yé
no way can it melt
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s:
çwalalaayín
it would have melted
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s:
wullaayí
if/when it melts
Example(s):
Wé tléiñw çalalaa yageiyi s'íx' káx'.
Let the berries melt in the large bowl.
Wé dleey çalalaa xáanaa atýaayí sákw.
Let the meat thaw for dinner.
Wudlit'ix'i tléiñw wullaayí ñúnáý k'éi nooch tsaa eiýí teen ña shúgwaa.
When the frozen berries are thawed they are real good with seal oil and sugar.
Yáa héen yík wullaayí tsá, gaýtooñóoý.
When the river melts we will go (by boat).