botth
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ ~ bąˑtthʼ. Cognate with Ahtna baatsʼ, Navajo -BĄ́Ą́Z, -MÁÁZ.
Root
botth
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | both | botth | beth | both |
| Momentaneous (Toklat-Bearpaw) | boɬ | botl | beɬ | boɬ |
| Neuter | botth | botth | botth | botth |
| Customary | beth | beth | beth | beth |
| Customary2 | bith | bith | bith | bith |
| Progressive | beth | — | — | — |
| Consecutive | betth | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- bekatl'ox noyobedhi (“tire”)
- bethghe'oɬ (“to fly in a gyre, flock”)
- boddha, beddha, beth, badla, baɬ (“round”)
- debotth (“it is round (d-gender)”)
- ghelbeth (“it is rolling”)
- gheɬbeth (“he/she is rolling it (progressive)”)
- k'wth nadlboddhi, k'wɬ nadlbodli (“storm clouds”)
- nadlboddhi (“circle, sphere”)
- nadlebotth (“it is round”)
- noghebedhi, noghebeli (“fishwheel”)
- noghelbeli tene, noghelbedhi tene (“railroad”)
- notelbedhi (“car, bus”)
- notniboddhi (“bullroarer”)
- tsonbaɬ (“white-tailed ptarmigan”)
- yoɬbeth (“he/she is rolling it (imperfective)”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 80