yega'

Lower Tanana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jəkæʔ/, /jəqæʔ/

Etymology 1

Compare Ahtna iggeʼ. Related to yex (“house”) and -yega' (“in a downward direction”).

Adverb

yega'

  1. down, below
Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 467

Etymology 2

From yet (“there, nearby”), with an affix -k- + -a'.

Demonstrative

yega'

  1. toward there nearby
Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 470
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