'ots

See also: ots, Ots, OTs, and OTS

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ʔatsʼ. Cognate with Navajo -ʼÁÁZH (“two subjects go”).

Root

'ots

  1. two subjects go
  2. a herd moves

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Momentaneous 'osr 'ots 'wsr 'osr
Perambulative 'wsr 'ots 'wsr 'wsr
Customary 'usr, 'wsr 'usr, 'wsr 'usr, 'wsr 'usr, 'wsr
Continuative 'wsr 'wsr 'wsr 'wsr

Derived terms

  • k'oxet'wsr (“they are walking around”)
  • notel'wsr (“a herd is moving around”)
  • texe'wsr (“they walk around”)
  • tr'enonuneya k'ol'wzri (“migratory game animals”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 91
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