tell a story, narrate; preach
Theme:
sh ka-S-d-l-neek (na act)
for S to preach, narrate, tell a story
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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