diitsʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dziˑtsʼ (“plural or rope-like subject falls or moves abruptly”). Cognate with Navajo -ZHIIZH.

Root

diitsʼ

  1. to dance

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Reversitative dzes diitsʼ dzes dzes
Momentaneous dziis diitsʼ dzes dziis
Perambulative dzes diitsʼ dzes dziis
Customary dzes dzes dzes dzes

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 174
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