ch'udhatltth'onh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

ch'- (indefinite) +‎ u- (conative prefix) +‎ dh- (qualifier) +‎ l- (qualifier) +‎ tth'onh (neuter imperfective stem of the root tth'on)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃʼuðætɬʰtθʼɔn̥/

Verb

ch'udhatltth'onh

  1. he/she is listening to something

Usage notes

A third-person form with an obviate third person object also exists: positive beyudhitth'onh, negative beyudhiɬtth'oną́

Conjugation

Imperfective inflection of ch'udhatltth'onh
Positive Singular Plural
1st person ch'udhadhetltth'onh ch'etr'udhatltth'onh
2nd person ch'udhadhiɬtth'onh ch'udhadhwɬth'onh
3rd person ch'udhatltth'onh ch'exudhatltth'onh
Negative Singular Plural
1st person ch'udhetltth'oną́ ch'etr'udhiɬtth'oną́
2nd person ch'udhiɬltth'oną́ ch'udhwɬtth'oną́
3rd person ch'udhiɬtth'oną́ ch'exudhiɬtth'oną́

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter tth'onh tth'on' tth'iɬ tth'iɬ

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 458