-ghaʼ

See also: -gha-

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣa̓Ɂ. Cognate with Navajo -ghaaʼ (fur, wool, pubic hair)

Noun

-ghaʼ

  1. hair

Inflection

Possessives of -ghaʼ
singular plural
1st person sghaʼ neghaʼ
2nd person nghaʼ unhghaʼ
3rd person ughaʼ, ighaʼ hwghaʼ, kughaʼ
Reflexive deghaʼ hdeghaʼ
Indefinite cʼeghaʼ
Reciprocal niłghaʼ

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 208

Stem

-ghaʼ

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -GHÁÁD (shake)
DUR -GHÁÁD (shake)
SER -GHÁÁD (shake)
Distributive -GHÁÁD (shake)