dhon
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *leˑ, *leˑ-nʸ and therefore cognate with Navajo -LĮ́Į́ʼ.
Root
dhon
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reversitative (Minto) | dhax | dhonh | dhax | dhax |
| Reversitative (Toklat-Bearpaw) | lax | lonh | lax | lax |
| Customary | dhix | dhix | dhix | dhix |
Derived terms
- ch'edhax (“skin tanning”)
- ch'edhax chena' (“skin rack”)
- edhax/yedhax (“it is being tanned”)
- edhaghi (“skin being tanned”)
- ghidhoni (“tanned skin”)
- bek'et ch'idhaghi (“cottonwood pole for tanning skin”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 155-156