kuzʼaan

Ahtna

Etymology

ko- (“area, building”) +‎ z- (neuter imperfective) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ ʼaan (neuter imperfective stem of the root ʼaa). Compare Lower Tanana xudh'onh, Navajo hazʼą́.

Verb

kuzʼaan

  1. it (a building, area) is in position, exists
    hwnax kuzʼaan ― a house is there

Conjugation

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter kuzʼaan kughiʼaʼ kutaʼaał kuʼaʼ

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 70, 690
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