nił-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nil"

Ahtna

Prefix

nił-

  1. marks an reciprocal possessor; each other's
    ‎nił- + ‎-taʼ (“father”) → ‎niłtaʼ (“each other's father”)
  2. marks an reciprocal object of a postposition
    ‎nił- + ‎-kʼe (“on”) → ‎niłkʼe (“on each other”)

See also

Ahtna possessive/prepositional object prefixes
singular plural
1st person s- ne-
2nd person ne- nhw-
3rd person b-, y- ku-, hw-
Reflexive de- hde-
Indefinite cʼe-
Areal (postpositional only) ko-
Reciprocal nił-

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 35

Dena'ina

Etymology

Compare Ahtna nił-.

Prefix

nił-

  1. Marks a verb as reciprocal, meaning that two or more agents act upon one another
    niłhnaljeh ― they hit each other in the face
    niłchʼutʼan ― we saw each other

See also

Dena'ina object prefixes
singular plural
1st person she- dna-
2nd person ne- nh-
3rd person ∅-, ve- qev-
4th person ye-, qey- qe-
Reflexive hu-
Reciprocal nił-
Indefinite kʼe-
Areal/temporal/abstract qe-

References

  • Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 78
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