tr'exudenigą́

Lower Tanana

Etymology

tr'o- (badly) +‎ xw- (areal) +‎ d- (qualifier) +‎ de- (classifier) +‎ nik (to move the hand, feel) +‎ -ą́ (negative suffix). The d-qualifier is absent in the third-person singular form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʂʼəxudənikæ̨̃/, /tʂʼəxudəniqæ̨̃/, /tʂʼəχudənikæ̨̃/, /tʂʼəχudəniqæ̨̃/

Verb

tr'exudenigą́

  1. he/she is lazy
    tr'exudesdenigá ― I am lazy

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 325
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