diy

See also: DIY

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Diuwe with y as a placeholder.

Symbol

diy

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Diuwe.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Diuwe terms

Ahtna

Root

diy

1. to be short, near

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Neuter	diye	diye	diye	diye
Transitional	diiye	diiye	diiye	diiye

Derived terms

• dadełdiye (“a story is short”)
• dełdiye (“wood is short”)
• dghiłdiye (“he/she/it is short”)
• kudełdiye (“it is near”)
• kudełdiyedzeʼ (“a short distance”)
• nełdiye (“n-gender noun is short”)
• tehwdełdiye (“water is shallow”)

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 155

Lutuv

Etymology

Likely cognate to Mara Chin nodi

Verb

diy

1. to be hungry

   I nang a diy

   I am hungry

   (literally, “My body is hungry”)

References

• Brandy, Anthony (February 2026), “Interactions between directionals, TAM marking, and Aktionsart in Hnaring Lutuv (Lautu) Chin”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎^[1], volume 4, number 1, →DOI