ts'iɬk'enh

Lower Tanana

Lower Tanana numbers (edit)
10
[a], [b], [c], [d] ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Things: ts'iɬk'i, ts'iɬ
    People: ts'iɬk'enh
    Ways: ts'iɬghw
    Adverbial: ts'iɬdenh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼiɬqʼ, with the addition of the human suffix -enh. Cognate with Ahtna tsʼiłghan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsʼiɬkʰʼən̥/, /tsʼiɬqʰʼən̥/

Numeral

ts'iɬk'enh

  1. one (person)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 435