benh

benh

See also: bệnh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *wən ~ bən. Related to the verbal root ben. Cognate also with Ahtna ben and, more distantly, with Navajo -BĮĮD (“to fill”).

Noun

benh

  1. lake

Stem

benh

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Momentaneous ben (water level moves)
Conclusive ben (water level moves) ben (water level moves) ben (water level moves) ben (water level moves)
Neuter ben (water level moves)

References

  • James Kari, Lower Tanana Athabaskan Listening and Writing Exercises (1991)
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 72
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