dengi
Ahtna
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian де́ньги (dénʹgi), from a Turkic source.
Noun
dengi
Lower Tanana
| [a], [b] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Things: dengi, denk'i, dench'i People: deneyhna Ways: deneyhxw Adverbial: deneyhde | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *dənək, with the addition of the inanimate suffix -i. Cognate with Ahtna dencʼih, dencʼii and Navajo dį́į́ʼ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dənki/, /dənqi/
Numeral
dengi (Minto-Nenana)
Derived terms
- niɬk'a dengi (“eight”)
- dengi bek'edi (“fourteen”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 121