dli

See also: DLI and dlí

Cebuano

Interjection

dli

1. (text messaging) no

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dəliˑʷ, and therefore cognate with Ahtna dlii, Navajo -DLÍ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tli/

Root

dli

1. to be cold, starve

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Neuter	dli	dli'	—	—
Conclusive	dliyh	dliyh	dliyh	dliyh

Derived terms

• edli (“it is cold”)
• dhedli (“he/she is straving”)

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 160

Mwan

Noun

dli

1. cow, bull