-tlʼaʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

From -tlʼaa (“bottom”).

Noun

-tlʼaʼ

  1. butt, rear, rump, buttocks
  2. last of a series
  3. stern of a boat, back of a vehicle

Inflection

Possessives of -tlʼaʼ
singular plural
1st person stlʼaʼ netlʼaʼ
2nd person ntlʼaʼ unhtlʼaʼ
3rd person utlʼaʼ, itlʼaʼ hwtlʼaʼ, kutlʼaʼ
Reflexive detlʼaʼ hdetlʼaʼ
Indefinite cʼetlʼaʼ
Reciprocal niłtlʼaʼ

Derived terms

  • cʼetlʼaʼ (“skirt”)
  • tlʼadaakʼe (“ridge, top of hill”)
  • tlʼankaani (“needle”)
  • tlʼaseł (“pants”)
  • tlʼatahen (“youngest child”)

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 358
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