deltthwx
Lower Tanana
Alternative forms
- deltlwx (“Toklat-Bearpaw”)
Etymology
From the verbal root tthwx (“to be tan, yellow”), with the l-classifier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tətθʰʊx/, /tətθʰʊχ/
Verb
deltthwx
Verbal stems
- Imperfective: -tthwx
- Pefective: -tthwx (digheltthwx)
- Future: -tthwx (tedoltthwx)
- Optative: -tthwx
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 450