datl
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *deˑtɬʼ, and therefore cognate with Navajo -DÉÉL, Ahtna daetlʼ. Related to daɬ (“sandhill crane”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tætɬʰ/
Root
datl
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | daɬ | datl | deɬ | daɬ |
| Perambulative | dek | datl | dek | dek |
| Progressive | deɬ | — | — | — |
| Customary | dek | dek | dek | dek |
| Customary-negative | degą́ | degą́ | degą́ | degą́ |
| Consecutive | detl | detl | detl | detl |
| Durative | daɬ | datl | daɬ | daɬ |
| Reversitative | deɬ | datl | deɬ | deɬ |
| Repetitive | deɬ | deɬ | deɬ | deɬ |
| Neuter | detl | detl | detl | detl |
| Onomatopoeia | daɬ | daɬ | daɬ | daɬ |
Derived terms
- bek'e nonotr'ededegi (“bridge”)
- benenh noch'endedekde (“April”)
- ch'edek (“plural animals move”)
- ch'eldaɬ (“he is eating something (plural objects)”)
- ch'enaxdadla' (“fry, minnows”)
- ch'eyona' nondedekdenh (“February, March”)
- deldaɬ (“a sandhill crane is calling”)
- hwnhxedodeɬ (“they are wading in water”)
- nendali (“duck”)
- nodeɬ (“they are flying”)
- nonoch'endedekde (“airfield”)
- notededegi (“car, vehicle, airplane”)
- tlaldali (“collared pika”)
- tok'adi nondedekde (“February, March”)
- tr'edeneldali (“pills”)
- xeldedli (“poison water hemlock”)
- xodeɬ (“they are walking along”)
- xonotr'ededek xw (“stairway, steps”)
- yech'eɬdaɬ (“he/she is feeding him/her (plural objects)”)
- yo'ena' ninotr'ededekde (“outhouse”)
References
- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 110-114