-ą́

Lower Tanana Etymology From taa ath-pro *(h)eˑ. Cognate with aht -e. Pronunciation taa /æ̃́/ Suffix taa suffix Forms negative verbs taa tr'obaɬ we swim tr'othbalą́ we do not swim Forms stative/dimensional verbs with a sense of "small," "lesser," "poorly." taa ditlwgą́ it is cheap 1 taa dits'agą́ it is narrow 1 taa deltlwgą́ it is fragile, brittle 1 unable to, performing badly taa ch'edelik tr'edoxwdaldeną́ he/she sings poorly, mis-sings the song 1 taa tr'o'estlagą́ I did badly 1 Usage notes The prefix taa dh-/taa th- is paired with this suffix to form imperfective negatives. It is paired with taa i- to form perfective negatives. This suffix has a higher tone in the Minto-Nenana dialect than in the Toklat-Bearpaw and Chena dialects. Stem-final voiceless consonants are voiced when followed by this suffix. Derived terms taa References 21