łicʼae

Ahtna

Etymology

Cognate with Navajo łį́į́ʼ (“horse”). The basic root is łi, with the cʼae representing a suffix of unclear meaning.

Noun

łicʼae

  1. dog

Inflection

Possessives of łicʼae
singular plural
1st person slicʼaeʼ nelicʼaeʼ
2nd person nlicʼaeʼ unhlicʼaeʼ
3rd person ulicʼaeʼ, ilicʼaeʼ hwlicʼaeʼ, kulicʼaeʼ
Reflexive delicʼaeʼ, hdelicʼaeʼ
Indefinite cʼelicʼaeʼ
Reciprocal niłlicʼaeʼ

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictiionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN
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