-naaxe
Ahtna
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to naan (“across”) + -xe (general area suffix)
Stem
[edit]-naaxe
- in a general area across
- ʼunaaxe łoołʼas ― they (caribou) are going around the area distantly across
Usage notes
[edit]Like other directionals, this stem is paired with one of the nine directional prefixes.
See also
[edit]| Basic meaning | Adverbial | Allative | Ablative | At a point | General area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upriver, behind | naeʼ | -nʼe | -niidze | -niit | -nuuxe |
| downriver | daaʼ | -daaʼa | -daadze | -daat | -daaxe |
| from water, upland | nggeʼ | -ngge | -nggadze | -nggat | -nggu |
| toward water, lowland | tsen | -tsene | -tsiidze | -tsiit | -tsuughe |
| across | naan | -naane | -naadze | -naat | -naaxe |
| up | tggeʼ | -tgge | -tggadze | -tggat | -tggu |
| down, inside | iggeʼ, yax | -ygge | -yggadze | -yggat | -yggu |
| away, off | ʼan | -ʼane | -ʼaadze | -ʼaat | -ʼaaxe |
| ahead | nseʼ | -nse | -nsedze | -nset | -nsghu |
References
[edit]- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 290