dezʼaan

== Ahtna == === Etymology 1 === d- (d-gender) +‎ z- (neuter imperfective) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ ʼaan (neuter imperfective stem of the root ʼaa) ==== Verb ==== dezʼaan it (a plant, dish, etc.) is in position, exists tsʼes dezʼaan ― a rock is there uyiitsʼ dezʼaan ― he is alive (literally, “his breath is there”) === Etymology 2 === de- (at an elevation) +‎ z- (neuter imperfective) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ ʼaan (neuter imperfective stem of the root ʼaa) ==== Verb ==== dezʼaan alternative form of dazʼaan (“a compact object is on a shelf”) === References === Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 70