ts'iɬk'i beghw kwlą́yi

Lower Tanana

Lower Tanana numbers (edit)
 ←  8 9 10  → [a], [b]
    Things: ts'iɬk'i beghw kwlą́yi, ts'iɬk'i beghw ch'ekelayi
    People: ts'iɬk'i beghw kwlą́na
    Ways: ts'iɬk'i beghw kwlą́xw
    Adverbial: ts'iɬk'i beghw kwlą́de

Etymology

From ts'iɬk'i (“one”) + beghw (“in relation to it”) + kwlą́yi (“the one that is missing”). Literally, “one is missing” (from 10).

Numeral

ts'iɬk'i beghw kwlą́yi

  1. nine things

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 245
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