xudh'onh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

xw- (areal gender prefix) +‎ dh- (neuter) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ 'onh (neuter perfective stem of the root 'o (“a compact object is in position”)). Compare Navajo hazʼą́ (“there is room”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuðəʔɔn̥/, /χuðəʔɔn̥/

Verb

xudh'onh

  1. a location or building is in position, lies, exists (∅-gender)
    yex xudhe'onh ― there is a house, there is room
    yex xwghi'o ― there was a house
    xwto'oɬ ― it will be thus

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter 'onh o' 'oɬ 'oɬ

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 51-52
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