ghetnaa
Ahtna
[edit]Etymology
[edit]gh- (thematic) + d- (classifier) + naa (durative stem of the root naa (“to move”))
Verb
[edit]ghetnaa
- he/she is working
Conjugation
[edit]| Positive | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | astnaa | ʼsghatnaa |
| 2nd person | ghitnaa | ʼuhtnaa |
| 3rd person | atnaa, ghetnaa | hghatnaa |
| Negative | Singular | Plural |
| 1st person | ghiistnah | ʼsghestnah |
| 2nd person | ghizistnah | ghuuhtnah |
| 3rd person | ghestnah | hghestnah |
| Positive | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ghaastnaʼ | ʼsghatnaʼ |
| 2nd person | ghighitnaʼ | ghuʼuhtnaʼ |
| 3rd person | ghatnaʼ | hghatnaʼ |
| Negative | Singular | Plural |
| 1st person | ghestnaale | ʼsghitnaale |
| 2nd person | ghitnaale | ghohtnaale |
| 3rd person | ghitnaale | hghitnaale |
| Positive | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | txaastnaał | ʼstxatnaał |
| 2nd person | txighitnaał | txuʼuhtnaał |
| 3rd person | txatnaał | htxatnaał |
| Negative | Singular | Plural |
| 1st person | dzghaastnaale | ʼstxastnaale |
| 2nd person | dzghizistnaale | dzghuʼuhtnaale |
| 3rd person | txastnaale | htxatnaale |
| Positive | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ghoostnaʼ | ʼsghutnaʼ |
| 2nd person | ghughutnaʼ | ghuʼuhtnaʼ |
| 3rd person | ghutnaʼ | hghutnaʼ |
| Negative | Singular | Plural |
| 1st person | zghoostnaʼa | ʼsghustnaʼa |
| 2nd person | zghughustnaʼa | zghuʼuhtnaʼa |
| 3rd person | ghustnaʼa | hghustnaʼa |
References
[edit]- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 288, 681-682