toxwntlax

Lower Tanana

Etymology

to- (“water”) +‎ xw- (qualifier) +‎ n- (qualifier) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ tlax (momentaneous stem of the root tlak (“to be mushy, soft”))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɔxʊntɬʰæx/, /tʰɔχʊntɬʰæχ/

Verb

toxwntlax (perfective toxwnghitlak)

  1. it is eroding

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 386
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