tth'enh
Lower Tanana
Alternative forms
- tl'enh (Toklat-Bearpaw)
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tθʼən̥/
Noun
tth'enh (possessed form tth'ena') (Chena, Minto-Nenana)
Derived terms
- ch'eghasr tth'ena' (“eggshell”)
- ch'etth'ena' (“man-made beads”)
- -drotth'ena' (“shinbone”)
- -entl'otth'ena' (“cheekbone”)
- -ghwthtth'ena' (“femur”)
- tth'enh k'at (“cemetery”)
- tth'enh beni (“sage, wormwood”)
- -tthitth'ena' (“skull”)
- -yatth'ena' (“jawbone”)
Root
tth'enh
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | tth'enh | tth'enh | tth'enh | tth'enh |
Derived terms
- saxeli ltth'eni (“cubed sugar”)
- xwdetth'enh (“an area is hard”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 454-455
Tanacross
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən.
Noun
tth'enh
References
- Arnold, Irene Solomon, Holton, Gary, and Thoman, Rick (2009), Tanacross Learners' Dictionary, Alaska Native Knowledge Network