dena-

See also: dena

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From dena (“person”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tənæ/

Prefix

dena-

  1. Marks a first-person plural possessor; our
    ‎dena- + ‎yex (“house”) → ‎denayex (“our house”)
  2. Marks a first-person plural direct object of a verb; us
  3. Marks a first-person plural object of a postposition; to, for us

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 301
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