dhik

Lower Tanana

Etymology 1

Root

dhik

  1. a singular compact or animate noun falls
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Momentaneous dhiyh nen dheyh dhiyh
Momentaneous (Toklat-Bearpaw) liyh lenh leyh liyh
Durative dheyh dheyh dheyh dheyh
Customary dhek dhek dhek dhek
Neuter dheyh dheyh dheyh dheyh
Derived terms
  • ch'edeɬneni (“ruffled grouse”)

Etymology 2

Root

dhik

  1. to be numb, thwarted
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Durative dhiyh dhik dhiyh dhiyh
Neuter dheyh dheyh dheyh dheyh
Derived terms
  • dadheyh (“to be thwarted, constrained”)
  • eɬdhiyh (“it is numb”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 152-154
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