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.