tl'ets
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tɬʼətsʼ, and therefore cognate with Ahtna tlʼetsʼ, Navajo -TŁʼIIZH.
Root
tl'ets
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | tl'ets | tl'ets | tl'ets | tl'ets |
| Neuter | tl'esr | tl'esr | tl'esr | tl'esr |
| Customary | tl'isr | tl'its | tl'isr | tl'esr |
Derived terms
- deltl'esr (“it is blue, dark blue”)
- dodetl'ets (“it is black”)
- dodetl'etsna (“Black people”)
- tl'edza' (“black, blue (adjective)”)
- tl'esr (“darkness”)
- -tl'ets (“gallblader”)
- tl'ets'i (“male salmon”)
- xwtl'ets- (“something black”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 392