ghatl

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣeˑtɬʼ. Cognate with Ahtna ghaetlʼ.

Root

ghatl

  1. to be dark, calm

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Momentaneous ghaɬ ghatl gheɬ ghaɬ
Neuter ghatl ghatl ghatl ghatl

Derived terms

  • bek'eghw eɬghali (“evening star”)
  • dadhghatl (“it is calm”)
  • nogheɬgheɬ (“it is getting dark”)
  • noghwighaɬ (“may it get dark”)
  • tsaghaɬ (“darkness”)
  • tsaghaɬ k'adeɬt'e'e (“morning star”)
  • tsaghaɬ tsuya' (“little brown bat”)
  • xeɬ (“darkness”)
  • xeɬdiyex (“early in the morning”)
  • xeɬts'en' (“dusk, early evening”)
  • xwteniɬghatl (“it is getting to be dark, early evening”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 198-199
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