-laʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-laˑ. Cognate with Navajo álaʼ

Noun

-laʼ

  1. hand
  2. limb, foreleg

Inflection

Possessives of -laʼ
singular plural
1st person slaʼ nelaʼ
2nd person nlaʼ unhlaʼ
3rd person ulaʼ, ilaʼ hwlaʼ, kulaʼ
Reflexive delaʼ hdelaʼ
Indefinite cʼelaʼ
Reciprocal niłlaʼ

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 270