Name: Lillian Austin - S/he Puts Her/His Arm(s) Around Her/Him Every Time by Tlingit Verb Doc
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Verb Root: Shee
Verb Theme: N séináx̱ ya-u-S-Ø-shee~ (Ø Motion)
Verb Meaning: for S to put arm(s) around N

Perfective Habitual Verb Form:
Du séináx̱ wooshéeych.
S/he puts her/his arm(s) around her/him (every time).

Today we would like to share with you the perfective habitual form of the “put your arms around her/him” verb provided by Yax̱duláḵt – Lillian Austin.  The perfective habitual form can be interpreted as “S/he puts her/his arm(s) around her/him (every time).” This form of the verb can have two meanings.  The verb can mean “s/he does it every time” and is used to signify that every time something happens the verb happens. For instance, you might notice your nephew always gives his mom (your sister) a hug when she comes home from work, you could say to your brother when you saw her drive up, “Tlákw ax̱satínni, du séináx̱ wooshéeych.” (i.e. Every time he sees her, he puts his arms around her).  When telling stories, it can also refer to an event that happened habitually in the past.  You could use the same sentence above when telling a story about how much your nephew loved his mom when he was little and it would suggest he did it habitually in the past.  We have provided the root, verb theme and meaning as it might be listed in a dictionary along with the Tlingit spelling and English translation for the perfective habitual form specifically.