kwlą́

Lower Tanana

Lower Tanana numbers (edit)
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    Things: kwlą́yi
    People: kwlą́nenh, kwlą́na, ch'ekelą́yi, ch'ekwlą́yi
    Ways: kwlą́xw
    Adverbial: kwlą́de, kwlą́

Etymology

xw- (area) +‎ la (neuter stem of the root la (to exist)) +‎ -ą́ (negative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰʊlæ̃́/, /qʰʊlæ̃́/

Adjective

kwlą́

  1. (predicate adjective) (be) nothing, zero, gone, absent

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 269