tsʼuutsʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ts’ųtsʼ (“to suck”). Cognate with Navajo -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́Z.

Root

tsʼuutsʼ

  1. to suck
  2. to smoke (a cigarette)

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Semelfactive tsʼos tsʼos tsʼos tsʼos
Durative tsʼuus tsʼuutsʼ tsʼuus tsʼuus
Momentaneous tsʼuus tsʼuutsʼ tsʼos tsʼuus
Onomatopoeia tsʼots tsʼots tsʼots tsʼots

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 417
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