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
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.