respect him/her

Theme: 
N yáa a-ya-u-S-ø-néi (ga act)
for S to respect, regard highly, think highly of N
Naish-Story: 
ñaa yáa + a-ya-ya-nei
Notes: 
Because respect is a key element of Tlingit culture, it is very unlikely that the prohibitive forms given here would ever be said.

Paradigm Forms


Imperative (Do it!)
2s: 
Du yáa ayagoonéi!
Respect him/her!
2p: 
Du yáa ayagaynéi!
You all respect him/her!

Prohibitive (Don't do it!)
2s: 
Lïl du yáa ayeenéiñ!
Don't respect him/her!
2p: 
Líl du yáa ayeeynéiñ!
Don't you all respect him/her!

Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
1s: 
du yáa awuýaanéi
I respect him/her
3s: 
du yáa ayaawanéi / du yáa awuwanéi
s/he respects him/her

Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
1s: 
tlél du yáa awooýané
I don't respect him/her
3s: 
tlél du yáa awooné
s/he doesn't respect him/her

Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
1s: 
du yáa kei ayanýanéin
I am beginning to respect him/her
3s: 
du yáa kei ayananéin
s/he is beginning to respect him/her

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s: 
[does not occur]

Perfective (+) (did it)
3s: 
[does not occur]

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s: 
[does not occur]

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s: 
tlél du yáa ayakýwanéiych
I haven't started to respect him/her yet
3s: 
tlél du yáa ayagoonéiych
s/he hasn't started to respect him/her yet

Future (+) (going to do it)
1s: 
du yáa kei ayakñwanéi
I will respect him/her
3s: 
du yáa kei ayakçwanéi
s/he will respect him/her

Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s: 
tlél du yáa kei ayakñwané
I won't respect him/her
3s: 
tlél du yáa kei ayakçwané
s/he won't respect him/her

Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
3s: 
[does not occur]

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
1s: 
tlél aadé du yáa ayakñwaanéiyi yé
no way can I respect him/her
3s: 
tlél aadé du yáa ayakçwaanéiyi yé
no way can s/he respect him/her

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
1s: 
du yáa ayakñwanéiyin
I would have respected him/her
3s: 
du yáa ayakçwanéiyin
s/he would have respected him/her

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
1s: 
du yáa ayakwýanéini
if/when I respect him/her
3s: 
du yáa ayagoonéini
if/when s/he respects him/her

Example(s):

Sh ñ'uñwalyeilín, ñudáý ñútý du yáa awuýaanéi.
I would have lied but I have too much respect for her.
Du yáa ayaduwané.
He's a respected person.