cʼ-

Ahtna

Alternative forms

  • cʼe- (used before a consonant)

Etymology

Compare Navajo ʼa-

Prefix

cʼ-

  1. Marks an indefinite possessor; one's. Often appears lexicalized in nouns.
    ‎cʼ- + ‎-taʼ (“father”) → ‎hdetaʼ (“(someone's) father(s)”)
  2. Marks an indefinite subject; someone, something
  3. Marks an indefinite object of a postposition or a verb
    ‎cʼ- + ‎-kʼe (“on”) → ‎cʼekʼe (“on something”)
    cʼenatsʼetʼaen ― we have something unspecified again

See also

Subject prefixes
singular plural
1st person es- tsʼ-
2nd person i- oh-
3rd person ∅- ku-, k-
3rd person obviate y-
4th person cʼ-
Areal ko-
Ahtna possessive/prepositional object prefixes
singular plural
1st person s- ne-
2nd person ne- nhw-
3rd person b-, y- ku-, hw-
Reflexive de- hde-
Indefinite cʼe-
Areal (postpositional only) ko-
Reciprocal nił-

Derived terms

Ahtna terms prefixed with cʼ-
cʼaan
yescʼebaa
cʼetsaa
cʼeggan
cʼetaeleʼ
cʼetlʼaʼ

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 35, 57
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