▁There ▁is ▁an ▁indic ative ▁of ▁past ▁and ▁future ▁t ense ▁on ▁the ▁pre verb ▁such ▁as , ▁che , ▁ch ii , ▁k ata , ▁ch ika , ▁n ika , ▁che ch ii , ▁w ii , ▁n ip ah , ▁chip ah , ▁e , ▁k aa , ▁u h chi . ▁These ▁pre ver bs ▁indicate ▁different ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁t ense ▁and ▁when ▁you ▁use ▁each ▁one . ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁table ▁that ▁shows ▁the ▁different ▁environment ▁for ▁each ▁pre verb . ▁ ▁Word ▁Order ▁ ▁In ▁East ▁C ree , ▁all ▁six ▁word ▁orders ▁SV O , ▁SO V , ▁O VS , ▁OS V , ▁V OS , ▁and ▁V SO ▁are ▁gram mat ical . ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁chart ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁they ▁could ▁all ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁sentence , ▁The ▁children ▁killed ▁some ▁du cks Case ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁ranking ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁gram mat ical ▁functions ▁where ▁the ▁subject ▁out ran ks ▁the ▁object . ▁This ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁trans itive ▁verb ▁with ▁an ▁animate ▁object ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁indicate ▁the ▁person ▁hierarchy , ▁whether ▁it ▁be ▁aligned ▁( DI RECT ) ▁or ▁crossed ▁( IN VER SE ). ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁table ▁that ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁and ▁the ▁functions . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Direct ▁we ▁can ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁Pro xim ant ▁is ▁reflected ▁on ▁the ▁Sub ject ▁and ▁the ▁Agent ▁while ▁the ▁Ob vi ative ▁is ▁reflected ▁through ▁the ▁Object ▁and ▁the ▁Pat ient . ▁ ▁For ▁the