yotth

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Related to yeth, from Proto-Athabaskan *yəx̣s. Compare the noun/root pairs yaas/yaatsʼ and yas/-ZAS in Ahtna and Navajo, respectively.

Root

yotth

  1. to snow

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Momentaneous yoth yotth yeth yoth
Durative yoth yotth yoth yoth
Progressive yeth — — —

Derived terms

  • eɬyoth (“it is snowing”)
  • gheɬyeth (“the snow is moving”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 491
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