t'a
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t‿a/
Contraction
t'a
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tʼe ~ tʼeˑʷ (“to be thus”). Cognate with Ahtna tʼae, Navajo -TʼAʼ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʼæ/
Root
t'a
- to be thus
Derived terms
- be'eɬ ch'etadht'a' (“he/she/it is sweating”)
- bet'oxwdiɬt'a beto', bit'oxwdiɬt'a (“God”)
- bet'oxwdiɬt'a yenhk'o' (“Holy Spirit”)
- bet'oxwdiɬt'ayi (“tools”)
- bet'oxwdiɬt'ayi bedena' (“Jesus”)
- dent'a (“it is”)
- do'it'a (“how are you?”)
- dont'ayi (“what is that?”)
- k'a dent'a (“to love”)
- nalt'a (“to be numerous, many, a certain number”)
- nek'a dest'a (“I love you”)
- sroxwdiɬt'alą́ (“it is tragic”)
- tr'odit'eh (“it is bad (d-gender)”)
- tr'oghut'eh (“it is bad (gh-gender)”)
- tr'ont'eh (“it is bad (n-gender?)”)
- tr'ont'eyi (“evil, Satan”)
- tr'oxut'eh (“sin”)
- xetht'a' (“male fish”)
- ye'ogw doxut'a (“how's the weather?”)
- yet'ada (“young girl”)
- ɬexut'a ts'en' (“really, completely”)
- ɬi netht'a (“dog in prime condition”)
- ɬi t'adhat (“aging dog”)
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | t'a | t'a' | t'a', t'aɬ | t'a' |
| Neuter negative | t'ah, t'eh | t'alą́ | t'alą́ | — |
| Transitional | — | t'at, t'it | — | — |
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 370-373
Shabo
Verb
t'a
- (intransitive) eat