dadhtonh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From d- (gender marker for wooden objects) +‎ dh- (imperfective marker) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ tonh (neuter imperfective stem of the root ton (a classificatory stem for elongated objects))

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tæðtɔn̥/

Verb

dadhtonh

a d-gender noun lies, exists, is in position
With the suffix -i, forms multiples of ten; this sense refers to the use of counting sticks

Derived terms

deneyhxw dadhtoni (“forty”)
kwn' dadhtonh (“campsite”)
niɬk'a deneyhxw dadhtoni (“eighty”)
niɬk'a tok'i xwdadhtoni (“sixty”)
notixw dadhtoni (“twenty”)
oɬts'enayi dadhtoni (“fifty”)
toxw dadhtoni (“thirty”)
ts'iɬghw dadhtoni (“ten”)
ts'iɬk'i beghw kwlayixw dadhtoni (“ninety”)
xwnhts'aghaxw dadhtoni (“seventy”)

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 360, 580