-ts'en'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From the postposition ts'en' (“to, toward”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsʼənʔ/

Suffix

-ts'en'

  1. An enclitic with the meaning 'in the manner of, like, as,' equivalent to English -ly. In addition to adverbs, it can form demonstratives and numerals.
    ‎xeɬ (“darkness”) + ‎-ts'en' → ‎xeɬts'en' (“in the evening”)
    ‎notix (“twice”) + ‎-ts'en' → ‎notixts'en' (“twice, in two ways”)

Derived terms

Lower Tanana terms suffixed with -ts'en'
dats'en'
notixts'en'
tr'eyits'en'
xek'ats'en'
xeɬts'en'
xoɬits'e
xuchoxts'en'
xwyhts'en'
yats'en'
ɬo'ets'en'

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 433
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