tell a story, narrate; preach

Theme: 
sh ka-S-d-l-neek (na act)
for S to preach, narrate, tell a story
Naish-Story: 
sh ka-dli-neek
Notes: 
To include in the sentence what the story is about, use: N daat 'about N'. To include who the story is being told to, use: N een 'to N'. For example: Mary áwé John een sh kawdlineek wé naaxein daat. 'Mary told John a story about the Chilkat robe.'

Paradigm Forms


Imperative (Do it!)
2s: 
Sh kaneelneek!
Tell a story!
2p: 
Sh kanayilneek!
You all tell a story!

Imperfective prohibitive (Don't do it!)
2s: 
Líl sh keelneegíñ!
Don't tell a story!
2p: 
Líl sh kayilneegíñ!
Don't you all tell a story!

Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
1s: 
sh kaýalneek
I am telling a story
2s: 
sh keelneek
you are telling a story
3s: 
sh kalneek
s/he is telling a story
1p: 
sh katoolneek
we are telling a story
2p: 
sh kayilneek
you all are telling a story
3p: 
has sh kalneek
they are telling a story
4: 
sh kadulneek
people are telling stories

Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
1s: 
tlél sh kaýwalneek / tlél sh kooýalneek
I'm not telling a story
2s: 
tlél sh keelneek
you aren't telling a story
3s: 
tlél sh koolneek
s/he isn't telling a story
1p: 
tlél sh katoolneek
we aren't telling a story
2p: 
tlél sh kayilneek
you all aren't telling a story
3p: 
tlél has sh koolneek
they aren't telling a story
4: 
tlél sh kadulneek
nobody is telling a story

Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
1s: 
ch'a yeisú aadé yaa sh kanýalník
I am still getting to the point
2s: 
ch'a yeisú aadé yaa sh kaneelník
you are still getting to the point
3s: 
ch'a yeisú aadé yaa sh kanalník
s/he is still getting to the point
1p: 
ch'a yeisú aadé yaa sh kantoolník
we are still getting to the point
2p: 
ch'a yeisú aadé yaa sh kanayilník
you all are still getting to the point
3p: 
ch'a yeisú aadé yaa (ha)s sh kanalník
they are still getting to the point
4: 
ch'a yeisú aadé yaa sh kandulník
people are still getting to the point

Progressive imperfective (-) (not (in the process of) doing it)
3s: 
[does not occur]

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s: 
yóo sh kadliníkt
s/he tells stories (regulary)

Imperfective habitual (+) (always does it)
3s: 
sh kalnik nooch
s/he always tells stories

Imperfective attributive (+) (the one who does it)
3s: 
wé sh kalnik aa
the one who is telling a story

Perfective (+) (did it)
1s: 
sh kaýwdlineek
I told a story
2s: 
sh kaydlineek
you told a story
3s: 
sh kawdlineek
s/he told a story
1p: 
sh kawtudlineek
we told a story
2p: 
sh kayeeydlineek
you all told a story
3p: 
has sh kawdlineek
they told a story
4: 
sh kawdudlineek
people told stories

Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s: 
tlél sh kaýwalneek
I didn't tell a story
2s: 
tlél sh keelneek
you didn't tell a story
3s: 
tlél sh kawulneek
s/he didn't tell a story
1p: 
tlél sh kawtulneek
we didn't tell a story
2p: 
tlél sh kayeeylneek
you all didn't tell a story
3p: 
tlél has sh kawulneek
they didn't tell a story
4: 
tlél kawdulneek
nobody told a story

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

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s: 
tlél sh koonýalneekch
I haven't told a story yet
2s: 
tlél sh kaneelneekch
you haven't told a story yet
3s: 
tlél sh koonalneekch
s/he hasn't told a story yet
1p: 
tlél sh kantoolneekch
we haven't told a story yet
2p: 
tlél sh kanayilneekch
you all haven't told a story yet
3p: 
tlél has sh koonalneekch
they haven't told a story yet
4: 
tlél sh kandulneekch
nobody has told a story yet

Future (+) (going to do it)
1s: 
sh kakñwalneek
I will tell a story
2s: 
sh kakçeelneek
you will tell a story
3s: 
sh kakçwalneek
s/he will tell a story
1p: 
sh kagaýtoolneek
we will tell a story
2p: 
sh kagaýyeelneek
you all will tell a story
3p: 
has sh kakçwalneek
they will tell a story
4: 
sh kagaýdulneek
someone will tell a story

Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s: 
tlél sh kakñwalneek
I won't tell a story
2s: 
tlél sh kakçeelneek
you won't tell a story
3s: 
tlél sh kakçwalneek
s/he won't tell a story
1p: 
tlél sh kagaýtoolneek
we won't tell a story
2p: 
tlél sh kagaýyeelneek
you all won't tell a story
3p: 
tlél has sh kakçwalneek
they won't tell a story
4: 
tlél sh kagaýdulneek
nobody will tell a story

Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s: 
sh kanñalneek
let me tell a story
3s: 
sh kançalneek
let him/her tell a story
1p: 
sh kanaýtoolneek
let us tell a story

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s: 
tlél aadé sh koonaýdlineegi yé
no way can s/he tell a story

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s: 
sh koonaýlaneegín
s/he would have told a story

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s: 
sh kanalneekní
if/when s/he tells a story