tell, report about it; witness, testify about it
Theme:
O-ka-S-ø-neek~ (na act)
for S to tell about, report about, give facts about O; for S to witness to, tell about, testify about O
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Naish-Story:
ka-ya-neek Notes:
To indicate who the listener is, use: N een. For example, Mary een akaawaneek. "S/he told Mary about it." This is not required with this verb however, and is therefore not included in the Leer-Edwards theme.
Paradigm Forms
Imperative (Do it!)
2s:
Kananeek!
Tell about it!
2p:
Kanayneek!
You all tell about it!
Imperfective prohibitive (Don't do it!)
2s:
Líl keeneegíñ!
Don't tell about it!
2p:
Líl kayneegíñ!
Don't you all tell about it!
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
1s:
kaýanéek
I tell about it; I am telling about it
2s:
keenéek
you tell about it; you are telling about it
3s:
akanéek
s/he tells about it; s/he is telling about it
1p:
katoonéek
we tell about it; we are telling about it
2p:
kaynéek
you all tell about it; you all are telling about it
3p:
has akanéek
they tell about it; they are telling about it
4:
kadunéek
someone tells about it; someone is telling about it
Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
1s:
tlél kooýaneek
I don't tell about it; I'm not telling about it
2s:
tlél keeneek
you don't tell about it; you aren't telling about it
3s:
tlél akooneek
s/he doesn't tell about it; s/he isn't telling about it
1p:
tlél katooneek
we don't tell about it; we aren't telling about it
2p:
tlél kayneek
you all don't tell about it; you all aren't telling about it
3p:
tlél has akooneek
they don't tell about it; they aren't telling about it
4:
tlél kaduneek
nobody tells about it; nobody is telling about it
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s:
yóo akaaníkk
s/he tells about it (regularly)
Imperfective habitual (+) (always does it)
3s:
akanik nooch
s/he always tells about it
Imperfective decessive (+) (used to do it)
3s:
akaneegín
s/he used to tell about it
Imperfective decessive (-) (didn't used to do it)
3s:
tlél akooneegín
s/he didn't used to tell about it
Imperfective attributive (+) (the one who does it)
3s:
wé at kaneek aa
the one who tells about it
Perfective (+) (did it)
1s:
kaýwaaneek
I told about it
2s:
keeyaneek
you told about it
3s:
akaawaneek
s/he told about it
1p:
kawtuwaneek
we told about it
2p:
kayeeyneek
you all told about it
3p:
has akawaneek
they told about it
4:
kawduwaneek
someone told about it
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s:
tlél kaýwaneek
I didn't tell about it
2s:
tlél kayineek
you didn't tell about it
3s:
tlél akawuneek
s/he didn't tell about it
1p:
tlél kawtooneek
we didn't tell about it
2p:
tlél kayeeyneek
you all didn't tell about it
3p:
tlél has akawuneek
they didn't tell about it
4:
tlél kawduneek
nobody told about it
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s:
kanýaníkch
I tell about it (every time)
2s:
kaneeníkch
you tell about it (every time)
3s:
akananíkch
s/he tells about it (every time)
1p:
kantooníkch
we tell about it (every time)
2p:
kanayníkch
you all tell about it (every time)
3p:
has akananíkch
they tell about it (every time)
4:
kanduníkch
somebody tells about it (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s:
tlél koonýaníkch
I haven't told about it yet
2s:
tlél kaneeníkch
you haven't told about it yet
3s:
tlél akoonaníkch
s/he hasn't told about it yet
1p:
tlél kantooníkch
we haven't told about it yet
2p:
tlél kanayníkch
you all haven't told about it yet
3p:
tlél has akoonaníkch
they haven't told about it yet
4:
tlél kanduníkch
nobody has told about it yet
Future (+) (going to do it)
1s:
kakñwanéek
I will tell about it
2s:
kakçeenéek
you will tell about it
3s:
akakçwanéek
s/he will tell about it
1p:
kagaýtoonéek
we will tell about it
2p:
kagaýyeenéek
you all will tell about it
3p:
has akakçwanéek
they will tell about it
4:
kagaýdunéek
someone will tell about it
Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s:
tlél kakñwaneek
I won't tell about it
2s:
tlél kakçeeneek
you won't tell about it
3s:
tlél akakçwaneek
s/he won't tell about it
1p:
tlél kagaýtooneek
we won't tell about it
2p:
tlél kagaýyeeneek
you all won't tell about it
3p:
tlél has akakçwaneek
they won't tell about it
4:
tlél kagaýduneek
nobody will tell about it
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s:
kanñaneek
let me tell about it
3s:
akançaneek
let him/her tell about it
1p:
kanaýtooneek
let us tell about it
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s:
tlél aadé akoonçaaneegi yé
no way can s/he tell about it
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s:
akoonçaneegín
s/he would have told about it
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s:
akananíkni
if/when s/he tells about it
Example(s):
Çunéi akaawanéek.
S/he is starting to tell about it.
Tlél aý een at kaduneek.
Nobody tells me anything.