xeyeno'wɬ

Lower Tanana

Etymology

x- (third-person plural subject marker) +‎ y- (third-person object) +‎ n- (qualifier (following)) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ 'wɬ (progressive stem of the root 'atl (“plural subjects swim”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xəjənɔlʔʊɬ/, /χəjənɔlʔʊɬ/

Verb

xeyeno'wɬ

  1. they are swimming along

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Progressive 'wɬ — — —

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 43
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