-tsulaʼ

Ahtna Etymology From an earlier stem *tsuul, but has been reanalyzed as tsu + aht -laʼ. Cognate with taa -tthula' and tfn vetsila. Noun aht noun ∅-gender nouns tongue a "tongue" of flame Usage notes This noun serves as an incorporate in several verbs relating to lightning or fire. Derived terms aht ketsulaʼ<t:tongue of a shoe> łicʼae tsulaʼ<t:bluebell> -tsulatlʼuuleʼ<t:frenulum of the tongue> katsulaghiʼaa<t:a flame is flaring up> nitsulaniʼaa<t:flames extend to a point> tsulazʼaan<t:there is a fire> References 397 aht Anatomy Fire Mouth aht terms suffixed with -eʼ