katlet

katlet

Ahtna

Etymology

ko- (areal prefix) +‎ d- (classifier) +‎ tlet (“to move quickly”).

Verb

katlet

  1. (with ʼeł) a crisis or emergency occurs, someone has an emergency
    uʼeł katlet ― he/she has an emergency
    sʼeł katlet ― I have an emergency

Usage notes

The subject is marked by inflecting the postposition ʼeł.

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 356
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