ts'iɬk'i bek'edi

Lower Tanana

Lower Tanana numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  10 11
    Things: ts'iɬk'i bek'edi
    People: ts'iɬk'i bek'etna
    Ways: ts'iɬk'i bek'etxw
    Adverbial: ts'iɬk'i bek'edenh

Etymology

From ts'iɬk'i (“one”) + bek'edi (“plus”, used to form numbers above ten), equivalent to bek'et (“on it”) +‎ -i (inanimate noun suffix). Cognate with Ahtna tsʼiłkʼey ukʼedi.

Numeral

ts'iɬk'i bek'edi

  1. eleven things

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 581
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