t'wk

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tʼɑɢ. Cognate with Ahtna tʼak, Navajo -TʼAʼ.

Root

t'wk

  1. a singular noun flies

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Momentaneous t'ox t'wk t'wx t'ox
Progressive t'wx — — —
Perambulative t'wx t'wk t'wx t'ox
Continuative t'wk t'wk t'wk t'wk

Derived terms

  • benenh noch'endet'wghi (“April”)
  • nenet'wk (“it flies down and back”)
  • not'wghi chwx (“mallard”)
  • not'wx (“it is flying along”)
  • notendet'wghi (“airplane”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 382-383
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