k'e

See also: k'e-

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼə. Cognate with Ahtna -kʼe, Navajo bikʼi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼə/, /qʼə/

Postposition

k'e

  1. on, upon
    teneɬ k'e dedhdo ― he sat on the box
  2. after, behind

Usage notes

  • Also used frequently as a verbal prefix.

Derived terms

  • bek'edi (“plus”)
  • bek'et (“on it”)
  • bek'et k'oxudeniyi (“workbench”)
  • k'eghw, k'wghw (“testing, according to him/her/it”)
  • -k'ehanh (“younger sibling”)
  • -k'enaka (“siblings”)
  • k'et (“specific place”)
  • k'eɬdiyi (“a new thing”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 254-255
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