nalt'a

Lower Tanana

Etymology

n- (neuter) +‎ l- (classifier) +‎ t'a (stem of the root t'a (“to be thus”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næltʼæ/

Verb

nalt'a

  1. to be numerous, many, a certain number
    tr'axa xeɬdi' tr'axa xeɬdi' bechiłka' ka deneyh nalt'a ― there was a woman and this woman had four brothers
    toxna xolt'a ― there were three people

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter t'a t'a' t'aɬ t'a'

Derived terms

  • donalt'ana (“how many people are there?”)
  • donalt'ayi (“how many things are there?”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 370
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