Mahican VTI Conjunct Changed Subjunctive

Events that occur before those of the main clause in Mahican use the ‘changed subjunctive conjunct mode

This mode may be used for past events that occurred prior to another past event or may be used for future events that will precede another event.

The main clause may be part of a two part sentence or may be implied or may be part of a preceding sentence as part of an ongoing narrative.

The preverb -aatanih ‘when’ is often used to introduce these types of sub-phrases.

This ‘’changed subjunctive’‘ conjunct mode uses initial change and also adds the modal ending (-ah) after the appropriate conjunct suffix from the an-endings set of suffixes. It only differs from the changed conjunct by addition of the modal ending.

Aatnaih- pxaanum -anahtaatah nih ndanih-kwiinamun.  
After the woman lost it I began to look for it.  
ahahtaaw hide s.t.  

Noh aamanŭkah naakmah anumθuw.  
After I took it away, he left.  

amanum vti1b take s.t. away


Aatanih-amankah  ustah ngiisih-muskamoowun.  
After he took it away I couldn't find it.  

muskam  find s.t.  

... aatanih-naamąąnah nuyah nŭwánθiin.  
... after I saw it I forgot it.  
wanúθuw forget s.t.  

Shąąh aatan-muskákah shąąh aniitahaaw, "ustah wiikąątumóowun."   
Right away when he found it right away he thought, "I don't like it.''  

‘changed conjunct’ with aatanih- tends to indicate action during the same time frame.

‘changed subjunctive conjunct’ with aatanih- indicates action in a preceding time frame for the sub-clause

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