dhot

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dhaˑd. Cognate with Ahtna zet, Navajo -ZAAD.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðɔtʰ/

Root

dhot

  1. to be far, distant (spatially or temporally)

Derived terms

  • niɬdhot (“it is far away, distant”)
  • niɬdhoxw (“for a long time, a long distance”)

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter dhot dhot dhot dhot

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 156

Luo

Alternative forms

Noun

dhot

  1. door
    To e ot machielo, dhako moro nonyisa niya: “Rit ane matin” kae to oloro dhot.
    At another house, a woman said, “Wait just a minute,” and she shut the door.
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