tlʼuuł

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tɬʼuˑɬ, equivalent to tlʼuu (to use a rope, bind) +‎ (instrumental suffix). Cognate with Navajo tłʼóół

Noun

tlʼuuł

  1. rope

Inflection

Possessives of tlʼuuł
singular plural
1st person stłʼuule netłʼuule
2nd person ntłʼuule unhtłʼuule
3rd person utłʼuule, itłʼuule hwtłʼuule, kutłʼuule
Reflexive detłʼuule hdetłʼuule
Indefinite cʼetłʼuule
Reciprocal niłtłʼuule

References

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

Tanacross

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tɬʼuˑɬ (rope)

Noun

tlʼuuł

  1. rope

References

  • Chris M. Cannon (2021), Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-related Knowledge: A Comparative Anthropological Study, Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, page 34