tr'ont'eh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

tr'o- (badly) +‎ n- (gender) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ t'eh (neuter-negative stem of the root t'a (“to be thus”))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʂʼɔntʼəh/

Verb

tr'ont'eh

  1. it is bad (n-gender)
    baba tr'ont'eh ― the food is bad

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter negative t'eh t'alą́ t'alą́ —

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 372
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