-a'

Appendix:Variations of "a" Lower Tanana Pronunciation taa /æʔ/ Etymology 1 From taa ath-pro *-eʔ, ath-pro *-eˑʔ, ath-pro *-əʔ Alternative forms taa -e' Toklat-Bearpaw taa -' appears after vowels Suffix taa suffix Marks a noun as being possessed. taa ak shirt aga' one's shirt taa seto' my father 1 Forms adjectives from verb stems taa botth to be round boddha round taa tl'ets to be dark blue, black tl'edza' black, blue Usage notes Some nouns, such as kinship terms, only appear when possessed, and therefore always contain this suffix. This suffix is realized as taa -' in terms ending in vowels. Typically triggers voicing of word-final consonants. The form taa -a appears in some adjectives. Derived terms taa taa -e' Etymology 2 Suffix taa suffix to, towards Usage notes Used with some directional words and demonstratives. References 21