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• Stem Mini-dictionary 1
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• Stem Mini-dictionary 3
• Classifier Prefix
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• Iterative Prefix
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Practice Exercises

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Practice Exercises Page 1

Translate the following into Dena'ina:

1. 'Sarah is laughing' or 'He or she is laughing.' Hint: use the iterative "n".

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'			Ø		Ø	dlih

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2. 'Sarah laughed' or 'He or she laughed.'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'e			ghe		Ø	dleq'

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3. "Sarah will laugh" or "He or she will laugh."

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'	t		ghe		Ø	dleh

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4. 'I am laughing'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'			Ø	esh	Ø	dlih

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5. 'I laughed'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'			ghe	esh	Ø	dleq'

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6. 'I will laugh'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'	t		ghe	esh	Ø	dleh

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7. 'You (sg) laughed'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'			gh	ni	Ø	dleq'

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8. 'You (sg) are laughing'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'			Ø	ni	Ø	dlih

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9. 'You (sg) will laugh'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'			ghe	ni	Ø	dleh

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10. 'You (pl) laughed'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'	t		ghe	eh	Ø	dleh

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11. 'You (pl) are laughing'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'			Ø	eh	Ø	dlih

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12. You (pl) will laugh'

Outer Subject Pro.	Object Pro.	Thematic	Future Tense	Gender	Mode	Inner Subject Pro.	Class.	Stem
		k'	t		ghe	eh	Ø	dleh

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