V, and VC. The prefixes of the stem occur as Cv, CVC, VC, CV, and C.

Writing system

Slavey alphabet (1973)

Tone is indicated with an acute accent and the ogonek indicates nasalization.

North Slavey alphabet

South Slavey alphabet

Morphology

Slavey, like many Athabascan languages, has a very specific morpheme order in the verb in which the stem must come last. The morpheme order is shown in the following chart.

A Slavey verb must minimally

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