ɬ-

From Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ. Cognate with Navajo ł-, Ahtna ł-, Dena'ina ł-, and so on. Related also to Lower Tanana eɬ (“with”) and the instrumental noun suffix -ɬ.

• IPA^(key): /ɬ/

ɬ-

1. One of four "classifier" valency prefixes mandatory on all Lower Tanana verbs. The ɬ-classifier has the following uses:

1. Appears in many transitive verbs
2. Forms causative verbs
3. Appears thematicized in some intransitive verbs
4. With de- and gh-, forms comparatives of dimensional verbs.

• ∅-
• l-
• de-

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 267