tsaanʼ
Ahtna
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ. Cognate with Navajo chąąʼ
Noun
tsaanʼ
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | stsaaneʼ | netsaaneʼ |
| 2nd person | ntsaaneʼ | unhtsaaneʼ |
| 3rd person | utsaaneʼ, itsaaneʼ | hwtsaaneʼ, kutsaaneʼ |
| Reflexive | detsaaneʼ | hdetsaaneʼ |
| Indefinite | cʼetsaaneʼ | |
| Reciprocal | niłtsaaneʼ | |
Derived terms
- naʼaay tsaaneʼ (“rust, brass”)
- łitsaaneʼ (“dog feces”)
- scʼaen tsaaneʼ (“mustard”)
- sonʼ tsaaneʼ (“falling star”)
- tsaanʼ hwnax (“outhouse”)
- tsetsaanʼ (“copper”)
References
- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 369