qizʼun

Dena'ina

Etymology

qe- (area, place, abstraction) +‎ z- (perfective) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ ʼun (round object lies in position). Compare Ahtna kuzʼaan.

Verb

qizʼun

  1. it (a place, time, or abstract entity) exists

References

  • Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 135
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