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<\/a>Conjunct Indicative Neutral (#11)<\/h1>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u140b\u1426 \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naah nipaat.<\/td>\r\n…when she is asleep<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The forms of the Conjunct Indicative Neutral (#11) are widely used. They are preceded by conjunct preverbs:<\/p>\r\n

With the conjunct preverb \u140b\u1426<\/span> aah<\/span>, they indicate the present tense.<\/p>\r\n
\u140b\u1426<\/strong> \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naah<\/strong> nipaat.<\/td>\r\n…when she is asleep<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

To indicate the past, the preverb \u148c\u1426<\/span> chiih<\/span> can be inserted after \u140b\u1426<\/span> aah<\/span>:<\/p>\r\n
\u140b\u1426 \u148c\u1426<\/strong> \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\naah chiih<\/strong> nipaat.<\/td>\r\n…(when) she slept<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

With the preverb \u1491<\/span> chaa<\/span>, they indicate future events.<\/p>\r\n
\u140b\u146f\u144e\u1426 \u1491<\/strong> \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\naakutih chaa<\/strong> nipaat.<\/td>\r\nThis is where she will sleep<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

After the preverb \u1473<\/span> kaa<\/span>, the forms of the CIN (#11) can indicate a relative clause, present or past:<\/p>\r\n
\u1473<\/strong> \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nkaa<\/strong> nipaat.<\/td>\r\n…the one who is asleep’\/ ‘the one who was asleep<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

or a subordinate clause in the past:<\/p>\r\n
\u1473<\/span> \u140a\u1528\u14a5\u152e\u14d0 \u1405\u1456\u146f\u1512\u1426\u14a1 \u148c\u1426 \u14a5\u1426\u1491\u144e\u14c8\u14c2\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nkaa<\/span> ayimiyaan utaakushiihch chiih mihchaatinaaniu.<\/td>\r\nWhen I spoke yesterday there were many people.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The Conjunct Indicative Neutral (#11) forms are also used for Questions.<\/p>\r\n

For questions in the present tense you use initial change on the verb.<\/p>\r\n
\u140a\u1419\u14d0 \u14c8\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nawaan naa<\/span>paat.<\/td>\r\nWho is asleep?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

For Past and Future questions, the verb itself is not changed, past and future conjunct preverbs are used:<\/p>\r\n
\u140a\u1419\u14d0 \u1473 \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nawaan kaa<\/strong> nipaat.<\/td>\r\nWho was asleep?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
\u140a\u1419\u14d0 \u1491 \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nawaan chaa<\/strong> nipaat.<\/td>\r\nWho will sleep?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The following examples illustrate some common subordinate clauses with the CIN (#11):<\/p>\r\n
\u14c2\u148b\u1505\u1491\u1528\u14ab\u1424 \u140a\u1419\u14d0 \u140b\u1426 \u148c\u1426 \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\nnichischaayimaau awaan aah chiih nipaat.<\/td>\r\nI know someone had slept here.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u148b\u1505\u1491\u1528\u14ab\u1424 \u140a\u1419\u14d0 \u1473 \u14c2\u1439\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\nnichischaayimaau awaan kaa nipaat.<\/td>\r\nI know the person who slept here.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The following example from the legend Aahaapikw shows several uses of the Conjunct Indicative Neutral (#11) preceded by the conjunct preverb \u140b\u1426<\/span> aah<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n
\u140b\u146f\u1426 \u140a\u14c2\u1456\u1426 \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1528\u1424\u1426 \u1473\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u146f\u14a1\u1426 \u140a\u14c2\u152e \u140b\u1426 \u1405\u1511\u1426\u140b\u1466<\/span> \u1403\u1426\u1404\u1432\u1426, \u14a5\u1484 \u14c2\u144e\u1427\u1404 \u148c\u1426 \u1403\u1511 \u1427\u140b\u1431\u14c8\u1424, \u14ab\u1450\u1525\u1456\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14c8\u1466, \u140b\u1426 \u1427\u1404\u1426 \u146d\u14c2\u1427\u140b\u1431\u14a5\u146f\u1466<\/span> \u140a\u1427\u140b\u1528\u1424\u1426 \u140b\u1426 \u1404\u144e\u1525\u144e\u146d\u1426\u1427\u140b\u1466<\/span> \u1403\u1426\u1404\u1432\u1426 \u140b\u1426 \u1405\u1511\u1426\u140b\u1466\u166e<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
aakuh anitaah awaayiuh kaaniwaapimikuchh aniyaa aah ushihaat<\/span> ihiipiih, mikw nitiwii chiih ishi waapinaau, maatushtaawaapinaat, aah<\/span> wiih kiniwaapimikut<\/span> awaayiuh aah iitishtikihwaat<\/span> ihiipiih aah ushihaat<\/span>.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
If someone tried to watch him make a net, Aahaapikw would become upset and throw the net into the fire, when someone tried to watch him as he was weaving the net he made.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Note: the 1p ending -chiht<\/span> as in e naatachiht<\/span> is sometimes pronounced as -tist<\/span>, but it is not written as such.<\/p>\r\n

Link to Conjugation Tables<\/a><\/p>

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