dugwut k'us̲da    du•gwut k'us̲•da    ᑐᐟᗒᐪ ᗽᔆᑕ    V

he is kneeling

This literally means ‟he is sitting on his (own) knees”. The verbal part is therefore conjugated like ‟to sit”, while at the same time the possessive prefix on -gwut ‟knees” is varied. Thus, ‟I am kneeling” is sgwut k'us̲usda, ‟you (2) are kneeling” is nahgwut k'us̲ahke, and ‟they (3+) are kneeling” is dugwut hudelht̲s̲'i.

[∅-da <da₁ «sit-1»]  Imperfective Affirmative  Continuous

Related Words:   Posture and Assumption of Position

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