toyoltaɬ

Lower Tanana

Etymology

to- (“water”) +‎ y- (third-person object) +‎ l- (classifier) +‎ taɬ (perambulative imperfective stem of the root ta (“a classificatory stem for animate nouns”))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔjɔltæɬ/

Verb

toyoltaɬ

  1. it (a corpse) is floating

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Perambulative taɬ — — —

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 345
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