oɬts'enayi

Lower Tanana

Lower Tanana numbers (edit)
[a], [b], [c] ←  4 5 6  → [a], [b]
    Things: oɬts'enayi
    People: oɬts'enana
    Ways: oɬts'enaxw
    Adverbial: oɬts'enade

Etymology

Literally 'one side' (of the hand). Compare Navajo ashdlaʼ, Ahtna ʼałtsʼeni. Includes the inanimate noun suffix -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔɬtsʼənæji/

Numeral

oɬts'enayi

  1. five (things)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 59