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a-v.I.trPreverbspfx1together2each other
-avSubjectsfxYou (f.) <verb>ed2FS.completiveVerb affixesTense and aspect
a'achiv.chameleon1she is/was __ing [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.una2she sits, sat [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.una3she lives, dwells, stays, remains [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.unaincludes 'used to' meanings
a'ahkiniv.chameleon1I have/had__ed again and again1S.repetitive.uhki2I continue to exist, have existed1S.repetitive.uhki
a'aki1v.chameleonshe has/had __ed again and again3FS.repetitive.uhki2v.chameleonshe continues to exist, has existed3FS.repetitive.uhki3vubd stemsfxit [expletive] continues to
*a'akiv.stto be left overRemain, remainder
a'ananiv.chameleon1I am/was __ing [repetitive]1S.repetitive.una2I sit, sat [repetitive]1S.repetitive.una3I live, dwell, stay, remain [repetitive]1S.repetitive.una
a'aniv.chameleon1I go, went [repetitive]1S.repetitive.uwa2I go/went __ing [repetitive]1S.repetitive.uwa
a'arav.chameleon1she is/was __ing [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.ura2she lies down [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.ura
a'araniv.chameleon1I am/was __ing [repetitive]1S.repetitive.ura2I lie down [repetitive]1S.repetitive.ura
a'asav.chameleon1she comes, came [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.usa2she comes/came __ing [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.usaincludes 'used to come' meaning
a'asaniv.chameleon1I come, came [repetitive]1S.repetitive.usa2I come/came __ing [repetitive]1S.repetitive.usa
a'ata1v.chameleonshe goes, went [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.uwaalso means 'used to go'2v.chameleonshe goes/went __ing [repetitive]3FS.repetitive.uwa3ubd stemsfxit goes [expletive]
a'ataniv.chameleon1they all (masc.) come, came [repetitive]3MP.repetitive.usa2they all (masc.) come/came __ing [repetitive]3MP.repetitive.usa
a'atashiv.chameleon1they all (masc.) go, went [repetitive]3MP.repetitive.uwa2they all (masc.) go/went __ing [repetitive]3MP.repetitive.uwaalso means 'used to go'
achiv.chameleon1she sits, satSitLive, stay2she lives, dwells, stays, remains3she/it is, was, there is a __4she is __ing, has been __ing3FS.durative.una
ach'iv.chameleon1if she sits, sat3FS.conditional.una2if she lives, dwells, stays, remains3FS.conditional.una3if she is/was __ing3FS.conditional.una
aha1interjNo!No, notInterjections2nothing muchNone, nothing3nowhere4nothing
*ahav.stto not haveNot have
-ahasfxnegative postfixNo, notAffixes
ahak'ihch1word connor, or else2otherwise; if not
*ahalin1kinKinship2familyFamily, clan3relativeKinship
*ahali wantaha*ahaliwantahanancestor(Developed by O group, Summer Camp 2024)long-ago family
*aharinsibling-in-law of opposite sex; sister-in-law of a man; brother-in-law of a womanIn-lawKinship
*ahayan1sibling of the opposite sexBrother, sister2brother of a womanBrother, sister3sister of a manBrother, sister