time for it
Theme:
P-t~ ñu-ø-haa~ (ø motion)
for the time to come for P
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Naish-Story:
ñu-ya-haa Paradigm Forms
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s:
[does not occur]
Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
3s:
aadé yaa ñunahéin
it's getting to be time for it
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s:
áý ñoohaa
the time comes for it (regularly)
Perfective (+) (did it)
3s:
át ñuwaháa
it's time for it
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
3s:
tlél át ñuwuhá
it's not time for it
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s:
át ñoohéich
the time comes for it (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s:
tlél át ñoohéich
the time hasn't come for it yet
Future (+) (going to do it)
3s:
aadé ñukçwaháa
there will come a time for it
Future (-) (not going to do it)
3s:
tlél aadé ñukçwahaa
it won't be time for it
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
3s:
át ñuçahaa
let the time come for it
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s:
tlél aadé át ñuçwaahaayi yé
no way can it be time for it
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s:
át ñuçwahaayín
it would have been time for it
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s:
át ñuwuhaayí
if/when the time comes for it
Example(s):
Ch'a tlákw xáanaadé yaa ñunahéini áwé ýat galtíshch.
I get lonely every time evening approaches.
Sh ý'ada.s'eiñ áwé át ñuwaháa.
It's time for a cigarette.