šagalemam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to decrease, to diminish, to decline
♦ kojə̑n šagalemam {verb I} to diminish noticeably
♦ erkə̑n šagalemam {verb I} to decline slowly
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// šagalem tolam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ č́odə̑ra šagalem toleš {sentence} the forest is decreasing
--"PARENT"--> šagal