The "A" class verb 'sleeping'
Verb Root -hli-
Present Tense
ᏥᎵᎭ - tsi-ɂli-ha - I am sleeping.
ᎯᎵᎭ (ᎯᏟᎭ) - hi-hli-ha - you are sleeping.
ᎦᎵᎭ (ᎦᏟᎭ) - ga-hli-ha - he/she/it is sleeping.
ᎢᏂᎵᎭ (ᎢᏂᏟᎭ) - ini-hli-ha - the two of us (including you) are sleeping.
ᏍᏗᎵᎭ (ᏍᏗᏟᎭ) - sdi-hli-ha - you two are sleeping.
ᎣᏍᏗᎵᎭ (ᎣᏍᏗᏟᎭ) - osdi-hli-ha - the two of us (not including you ) are sleeping.
ᎢᏗᎵᎭ (ᎢᏗᏟᎭ) - idi-hli-ha - we all (including you) are sleeping.
ᎣᏥᎵᎭ (ᎣᏥᏟᎭ) - otsi-hli-ha - we all (not including you) are sleeping.
ᎢᏥᎵᎭ (ᎢᏥᏟᎭ) - itsi-hli-ha - you all are sleeping.
ᎠᏂᎵᎭ (ᎠᏂᏟᎭ) - ani-hli-ha - they are sleeping.
Present Habitual
ᏥᎵᎰᎢ - tsi-ɂli-hoɂi - I am asleep / sleep.
ᎯᎵᎰᎢ (ᎯᏟᎰᎢ) hi-hli-hoɂi - you are asleep / sleep.
ᎦᎵᎰᎢ (ᎦᏟᎰᎢ) - ga-hli-hoɂi - he/she/it asleep / sleeps.
ᎢᏂᎵᎰᎢ (ᎢᏂᏟᎰᎢ) - ini-hli-hoɂi - the two of us (including you) are asleep / sleep.
ᏍᏗᎵᎰᎢ (ᏍᏗᏟᎰᎢ) - sdi-hli-hoɂi - you two are asleep / sleep.
ᎣᏍᏗᎵᎰᎢ (ᎣᏍᏗᏟᎰᎢ) - osdi-hli-hoɂi - the two of us (not including you ) are asleep / sleep.
ᎢᏗᎵᎰᎢ (ᎢᏗᏟᎰᎢ) - idi-hli-hoɂi - we all (including you) are asleep / sleep.
ᎣᏥᎵᎰᎢ (ᎣᏥᏟᎰᎢ) - otsi-hli-hoɂi - we all (not including you) are asleep / sleep.
ᎢᏥᎵᎰᎢ (ᎢᏥᏟᎰᎢ) - itsi-hli-hoɂi - you all are asleep / sleep.
ᎠᏂᎵᎰᎢ (ᎠᏂᏟᎰᎢ) - ani-hli-hoɂi - they are asleep / sleep.
1. Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎦᎵᎰᎢ. - Na atsutsa gahlihoɂi.
The/that boy is asleep.
2. ᎯᎳᏴ ᎯᎵᎰᎢ? - Hilayv hihlihoɂi?
When do you sleep?
3. ᎤᎵᏏ ᎦᎵᎭ. - Ulisi gahliha.
His (maternal) grandmother is sleeping.
4. ᏥᏍᏚ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎵᎭ. - Tsisdu uniyvsdi anihliha.
The rabbits are sleeping in the (animal) house.
ᎠᏧᏣ - atsutsa - a boy
ᎯᎳᏴ - hilayv - when, what time
ᎤᎵᏏ - ulisi - his/her maternal grandmother
ᏥᏍᏚ - tsisdu - rabbit
ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗᎢ - uniyvsdi'i - animal house (lit. "where they go in it")
Remote Past
ᎠᎩᎸᏅᎢ (ᎠᎩᏢᏅᎢ) - agi-hlv-nvɂi - I slept
ᏣᎸᏅᎢ (ᏣᏢᏅᎢ) - tsa-hlv-nvɂi - you slept
ᎤᎸᏅᎢ (ᎤᏢᏅi) - u-hlv-nvɂi - he/she slept.
ᎩᏂᎸᏅᎢ (ᎩᏂᏢᏅᎢ) - gini-hlv-nvɂi - the two of us (you and me) slept
ᏍᏗᎸᏅᎢ (ᏍᏗᏢᏅᎢ) - sdi-hlv-nvɂi - you two slept
ᎣᎩᏂᎸᏅᎢ (ᎣᎩᏂᏢᏅᎢ) - ogini-hlv-nvɂi - the two of us (he/she and I) slept
ᎢᎩᎸᏅᎢ (ᎢᎩᏢᏅᎢ) - igi-hlv-nvɂi - we all slept
ᎣᎩᎸᏅᎢ (ᎣᎩᏢᏅᎢ) - ogi-hlv-nvɂi - we (excluding you) slept
ᎢᏥᎸᏅᎢ (ᎢᏥᏢᏅᎢ) - itsi-hlv-nvɂi - you all slept
ᎤᏂᎸᏅᎢ (ᎤᏂᏢᏅᎢ) - uni-hlv-nvɂi - they slept
Imperative
ᎯᎸᎾ! - hihlvna! - [you] Sleep! (ᎯᏢᎾ)
ᏍᏗᎸᎾ! - sdihlvna! - [you two] sleep! (ᏍᏗᏢᎾ)
ᎢᏥᎸᎾ! - itsihlvna! - [all of you] sleep! (ᎢᏥᏢᎾ)
ᎢᏗᎸᎾ! - idihlvna! - Let's all sleep! (ᎢᏗᏢᎾ)
Infinitive
ᎠᎩᎸᏅᏗ (ᎠᎩᏢᏅᏗ) - agi-hlv-n(v)di - for me to sleep
ᏣᎸᏅᏗ (ᏣᏢᏅᏗ) - tsa-hlv-n(v)di - for you to sleep
ᎤᎸᏅᏗ (ᎤᏢᏅᏗ) - u-hlv-n(v)di - for him/her to sleep
ᎩᏂᎸᏅᏗ (ᎩᏂᏢᏅᏗ) - gini-hlv-n(v)di - for the two of us (you and me) to sleep
ᏍᏗᎸᏅᏗ (ᏍᏗᏢᏅᏗ) - sdi-hlv-n(v)di - for you two to sleep
ᎣᎩᏂᎸᏅᏗ (ᎣᎩᏂᏢᏅᏗ) - ogini-hlv-n(v)di - for the two of us (him and me) to sleep
ᎢᎩᎸᏅᏗ (ᎢᎩᏢᏅᏗ) - igi-hlv-n(v)di - for all of us to sleep
ᎣᎩᎸᏅᏗ (ᎣᎩᏢᏅᏗ) - ogi-hlv-n(v)di - for us (excluding you) to sleep
ᎢᏥᎸᏅᏗ (ᎢᏥᏢᏅᏗ) - itsi-hlv-n(v)di - for you all to sleep
ᎤᏂᎸᏅᏗ (ᎤᏂᏢᏅᏗ) - uni-hlv-n(v)di - for them to sleep