neget
Danish
Noun
neget n
- definite singular of neg
Latin
Verb
neget
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of negō
Lower Tanana
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Athabaskan *nəɢə, with the suffix -t (specific place).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nəkətʰ/, /nəqətʰ/
Adverb
neget
- synonym of nega' (“upland”)
Directional
neget
Related terms
| Basic meaning | Adverbial | Allative | Locative | Areal | Ablative | Side of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upstream, back | na'a | -n'a | -nit | -nixw | na'ats'e, -nits'e | -nits'ena |
| downstream | — | -de'o | -dot | -doxw | -dots'e | -de'ots'enh, -dots'ena |
| upland | nega', neget | -nga', -nga | -nget, neget | -ngw | -nga'ts'e | -nwxts'ena |
| lowland | — | -tthena' | -tthit | -tthigw | tthents'e | -tthits'ena |
| up | dega' | -dega' | -deget | -degw | dwxts'e | dwxts'ena, -dwxts'enh |
| down | yega' | -yega', -yga' | -yeget, -yge | -yegw | -ygets'e | yexts'enh |
| beyond | odenh, ode | -'ena' | -'ot | -'ogw | -'ots'e | -'ots'ena |
| ahead | ntha', neth | -ntha' | -nthet' | -nthegw | -nthats'e | nttha' ts'ena |
| across | non' | -nona' | -not | -nogw | -nots'e | -nots'ena, -nots'eni |
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 305