yeɬt'ath

Lower Tanana

Etymology

y- (third-person object prefix) +‎ ɬ- (classifier) +‎ tsenh (imperfective stem of the root t'ath (“to roast”)). Compare Navajo yiłtʼees (“he/she is roasting it”), of identical construction.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jəɬtʼæθ/

Verb

yeɬt'ath

  1. he/she is roasting it

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 374
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