The "Set A" verb 'eating a meal, dining'
Root verb -ahlsdayvhv-
Present Tense
ᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - g-alsdayvhv-sga - I am dining, eating a meal.
ᎭᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - h-alsdayvhv-sga - you are dining, eating a meal.
ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - alsdayvhv-sga - he/she/it is dining, eating a meal.
ᎢᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - in-alsdayvhv-sga - the two of us (including you) are dining, eating a meal.
ᏍᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - sd-alsdayvhv-sga - you two are dining, eating a meal.
ᎣᏍᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - osd-alsdayvhv-sga - the two of us (not including you) are dining, eating a meal.
ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - id-alsdayvhv-sga - we (including you) are all dining, eating a meal.
ᎣᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ - ots-alsdayvhv-sga - we (not including you) are all dining, eating a meal.
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - its-alsdayvhv-sga - you are all dining, eating a meal.
ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - an-alsdayvhv-sga - they are dining, eating a meal.
Habitual
ᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - g-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - I dine, eat a meal.
ᎭᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - h-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - you dine, eat a meal.
ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - he/she/it dines, has a meal.
ᎢᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - in-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) dine, eat a meal.
ᏍᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - sd-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - you two dine, eat a meal.
ᎣᏍᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - osd-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) dine, eat a meal.
ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - id-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - we (including you) all dine, eat a meal.
ᎣᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - ots-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - we (not including you) all dine, eat a meal.
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - its-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - you all dine, eat a meal.
ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ - an-alsdayvhv-sgoɂi - they dine, eat a meal.
1. Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎭᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ ᎪᎯ ᎤᏒᎯ? Do yusdi halsdayvhvsga kohi usvhi?
What are you having for dinner this evening?
2. ᎪᎳ ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏔᎾ ᎠᏫ ᎭᏫᏯ ᎣᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎪᎢ. Gola yinulstana ahwi hawiya
otsalsdayvhvsgoi.
When winter comes, we dine on venison.
ᎪᎯ ᎤᏒᎯ koi usvhi - this evening, tonight
Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ (ga)do yusdi - what, which
ᎪᎳ gola - winter
ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏔᎾ yinulstana - when it becomes, when it turns into
(something)
ᎠᏫ ᎭᏫᏯ ahwi hawiya - venison, deer meat
Remote Past
Note: Remote Past and Infinitives use Class "B" pronouns.
ᎠᏆᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - agw-alsdayvh-nvɂi - I dined, ate a meal.
ᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - ts-alsdayvh-nvɂi - you dined, ate a meal.
ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - ulsdayvh-nvɂi - he/she/it dined, ate a meal.
ᎩᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - gin-alsdayvh-nvɂi - the two of us (including you) dined, ate a meal.
ᏍᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - sd-alsdayvh-nvɂi - you two dined, ate a meal.
ᎣᎩᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - ogin-alsdayvh-nvɂi - the two of us (not including you) dined, ate a meal.
ᎢᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - ig-alsdayvh-nvɂi - we (including you) all dined, ate a meal.
ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - og-alsdayvh-nvɂi - we (not including you) all dined, ate a meal.
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - its-alsdayvh-nvɂi - you all dined, ate a meal.
ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ - un-alsdayvh-nvɂi - they dined, ate a meal.
Immediate / Imperative
ᎭᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᎦ! - h-alsdayvhv-ga - have a meal!
ᏍᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᎦ! - sd-alsdayvhv-ga - You two, have a meal.!!
ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᎦ! - its-alsdayvhv-ga - Y'all, have a meal.!
ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᎦ! - id-alsdayvhv-ga - Let's have a meal!
Infinitive
ᎠᏆᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - agw-alsdayh-di - for me to dine, eat a meal.
ᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - ts-alsdayh-di - for you to dine, eat a meal.
ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - u-lsdayh-di - for him/her to dine, eat a meal.
ᎩᏂᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - gin-alsdayh-di - for the two of us (including you) to dine, eat a meal.
ᏍᏗᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - sd-alsdayh-di - for you two to dine, eat a meal.
ᎣᎩᏂᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - ogin-alsdayh-di - for the two of us (not including you ) to dine, eat a meal.
ᎢᎩᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - ig-alsdayh-di - for all of us (including you) to dine, eat a meal.
ᎣᎩᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - og-alsdayh-di - for all of us (not including you) to dine, eat a meal.
ᎢᏥᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - its-alsdayh-di - for you all to dine, eat a meal.
ᎤᏂᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - un-alsdayh-di - for them to dine, eat a meal.
1. Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎩᎵ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ. Na achutsa ulsdayhdi uduliha.
The boy wants to have a meal.
2. ᎦᏨ ᎩᏂᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? Gatsv ginalsdayvhdi tsaduliha?
Where would you like for us to have dinner?
3. ᎣᏍᏓ ᎣᎩᏰᎸ ᎡᎵᏏ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏔᏴᏗᎢ ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ. Osd ogiyelv "Elisi"
utseli tsunalsdayvdiɂi ogalsdayvhdi.
We like to have meals at "Granny's" restuarant.
ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏔᏴᏗᎢ - tsunalsdaydiɂi - restaurant ("for them to eat
there")
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎣᎩᏰᎸ - osd ogiyelv - we like (it)