tthecho

South Slavey

Etymology

From tthe (“stone”) +‎ -cho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡θʰɛ̀.t͡ʃʰò̞(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: tthe‧cho

Noun

tthecho (stem -tthecho-)

1. boulder

Inflection

Possessive inflection of tthecho (-ttheécho)

		singular	plural
1st person		settheécho	naxettheécho
2nd person		nettheécho
3rd person	1)	—	gittheécho
	2)	mettheécho	gottheécho
4th person		yettheécho
reflexive	sp.	ɂedettheécho	kedettheécho
	unsp.	dettheécho
reciprocal		—	ɂełettheécho
indefinite		ɂettheécho
areal		gottheécho
1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings and the object is singular. 2) Used when the previous condition does not apply.

References

• “boulder”, in Dene Yatié Kʼę́ę́ Ahsíi Yatsʼuuzi Gha Edįhtłʼéh Kátłʼodehche [South Slavey Topical Dictionary Kátłʼodehche dialect]‎^[1], South Slave Divisional Education Council, 2009, page 69