xwniɬtsitl

Lower Tanana

Etymology

xw- (areal gender prefix) +‎ n- (neuter) +‎ ɬ- (classifier) +‎ tsitl (neuter imperfective stem of the root tsitl (“to snow heavily”))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʊniɬtsʰitɬʰ/, /χʊniɬtsʰitɬʰ/

Verb

xwniɬtsitl

  1. an area, location is clean
    yex xwyi xwniɬtsitl ― it is very clean inside the house

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter tsitl tsitl tsitl tsitl

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 423
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