TEMPORAL ASPECT

When locating an event in time, draqa finds a unique way of dealing with the concepts. All aspectual words appear as roots. There are 4, however, that are often found as bound particles also:

• yog * lit. An event that is currently in progress
• sio * lit. An event that no longer propogates
• beo * lit. An event in continuity, 'still' going on
• meehsk * gestalt time, place, circumstantiality of an event
• e.g. skaetorsiahanmeehsk [running (of) deer] [time/place] = "during the time, at the place, and the circumstances of (the) deer running"

When bound, they appear:

• yogskae * Running right now
• yogbatu * It's a baby right now - or - Baby is doing it right now
• sioskae * Was running, but have stopped - or - Used to run, but don't anymore
• siomoi * She is dead - or - She was doing it / used to do it, but stopped
• beofama * Still missing
• beoheizheoxk * The sun keeps rising/setting
• beomehi * She is alive - or - She keeps/kept on doing it

When unbound, they are used as any other root:

• i yog * It's happening right now
• i heiduíamoi he yog * She's singing (, and it is happening) right now
• 'hawi sio * I hear that it doesn't happen anymore
• fo beo * Keep on! , (I hope) it keeps on, If it continues
• i feanc'sio * There are many things that were happening that aren't any longer

There are other unbound roots dealing with temporal relationships:

• kwiha * lit. Something that has not yet happened
• kaha * lit. Something that has already happened

These are also used as any other root:

• i kwiha * It hasn't happened yet
• kwihabe * Things (in general) that have not yet happened
• i siokwiha * It used to be something that had not yet happened, but it has now happened
• i tokaha * It already happened at a very distant time and/or place
• i fehwic'kaha * Too many things have already happened

They are also used to form these idiomatic expressions:

• kwihayog / yogkwiha * It's just about to, getting ready to happen ; Preparations being made for event
• kahayog / yogkaha * It just happened ; Finalizing activities occurring for event

A couple other roots that could be helpful:

• kila * lit. A habitual event
• fil * lit. An event that has occurred at least once in the past

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