Lower Tanana

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Etymology

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y- (third-person singular object prefix) +‎ n- (qualifier, "following") +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ baɬ (progressive stem of the root ba (to swim on the surface)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jənɔpæɬ/, /jənɔpæɬ/

Verb

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yenobaɬ

  1. he/she/it is swimming after it

Verbal stems

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Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Progressive baɬ

References

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  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 68