tüne•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to be in need, to be in want, to be short of, to lack, to need
♢ tu•do ńimola•n ok tü•nö {sentence} (s)he is not in want of anything
♢ tudla•n mə̑j tüne•m {sentence} I need him/her
♦ oksala•n tüne•m {verb II} to be in want of money, to be short of money
♦ koč́kə̑šla•n tüne•m {verb II} to be in need of food
2. to grow poor, to be reduced to beggary, to be ruined
♢ ja•lə̑se ka•lə̑k tüna• {sentence} the village inhabitants are growing poor
3. to be shy, to be timid, to become flustered, to be taken aback
♢ rβe•ze ü•də̑r onč́ə̑la•n tüna• {sentence} the young man is shy with the girl
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tüne•n ile•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above); to live in want
♢ koč́a•-koβa•m tüne•n ile•nə̑t {sentence} my grandparents lived in want
// tüne•n šinč́a•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tu•do pa•lə̑də̑me jeŋ onč́ə̑la•n tüne•n ši•nč́ə̑n {sentence} (s)he got shy when faced with a stranger
// tüne•n šogala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// βu•č́ə̑də̑mo jodə̑šla•n tüne•n šogala•m {verb I} to be taken aback by an unexpected question
