dradetax

Lower Tanana

Etymology

dra- (become frightened) +‎ de- (classifier) +‎ tax (persistive imperfective stem of the root ta (“classify a singular animate object”))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʐætətʰæx/, /tʐætətʰæχ/

Verb

dradetax

  1. he/she is dancing a mourning dance

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Persistive tax tax tax tax

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 343
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