yeto'elax

Lower Tanana

Etymology

y- (object prefix) +‎ to- (water) +‎ e- (imperfective) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ lax (reversitative imperfective stem of the root lo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jətʰɔʔəlæx/, /jətʰɔʔəlæχ/

Verb

yeto'elax

  1. he/she is washing it/him/her

Verbal stems

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Reversitative lax lo lax lax

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 291