tr'exunigą́

Lower Tanana

Etymology

tr'o- (badly) +‎ xw- (areal) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ nik (to move the hand, feel) +‎ -ą́ (negative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʂʼəxunikæ̃́/, /tʂʼəxuniqæ̃́/, /tʂʼəχunikæ̃́/, /tʂʼəχuniqæ̃́/

Verb

tr'exunigą́

  1. he/she is dumb, incompetent

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 324