'otl

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ʔa̓tɬʼ and therefore cognate with Navajo -ʼAAL.

Root

'otl

  1. to chew, eat

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Durative 'oɬ 'otl 'oɬ 'oɬ
Momentaneous 'oɬ 'otl 'wɬ 'oɬ
Semelfactive 'wɬ 'wɬ 'wɬ 'wɬ
Consecutive 'wtl 'wtl 'wtl 'wtl
Neuter 'wtl 'wtl 'wtl 'wtl

Derived terms

  • beghoch'eghi'odli (“leftover food”)
  • bek'e ch'et'oli (“table”)
  • ch'e'oɬ (“he/she is eating something”)
  • yech'eɬ'oɬ (“he/she is feeding something to it”)
  • yudi'wtl (“he is holding it in his teeth”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 61-62
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