tthe
South Slavey
editAlternative forms
edit- (Fort Liard) tse
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Na-Dene *caj. Cognates include Navajo tsé and Dogrib kwe.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittthe (stem -tthe-)
Inflection
editPossessive inflection of tthe (-ttheé)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | settheé | naxettheé | |
| 2nd person | nettheé | ||
| 3rd person | 1) | — | gittheé |
| 2) | mettheé | gottheé | |
| 4th person | yettheé | ||
| reflexive | sp. | ɂedettheé | kedettheé |
| unsp. | dettheé | ||
| reciprocal | — | ɂełettheé | |
| indefinite | ɂettheé | ||
| areal | gottheé | ||
| 1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings and the object is singular. 2) Used when the previous condition does not apply. | |||
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 91