nalt'a

== Lower Tanana == === Etymology === n- (neuter) +‎ l- (classifier) +‎ t'a (stem of the root t'a (“to be thus”)). Compare Navajo néeltʼeʼ (“there are many”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /næltʼæ/ === Verb === nalt'a to be numerous, many, a certain number tr'axa xeɬdi' tr'axa xeɬdi' bechiłka' ka deneyh nalt'a ― there was a woman and this woman had four brothers toxna xolt'a ― there were three people ==== Verbal stems ==== ==== Derived terms ==== donalt'ana (“how many people are there?”) donalt'ayi (“how many things are there?”) === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 370