-taʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-taɁ. Cognate with Navajo ataaʼ.

Noun

-taʼ

  1. father

Inflection

Possessives of -taʼ
singular plural
1st person staʼ netaʼ
2nd person ntaʼ unhtaʼ
3rd person utaʼ, itaʼ hwtaʼ, kutaʼ
Reflexive detaʼ hdetaʼ
Indefinite cʼetaʼ
Reciprocal niłtaʼ

Antonyms

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictiionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 35

Stem

-taʼ

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -TAʼ (read)
-TAH (snap)
REP -TAH (snap)
-TAʼ (read)
-TAʼ (read)
-TAʼ (read)
CONT -TAʼ (read)
-TAʼ (read)
-TAʼ (read)