qev-

Dena'ina

Etymology

Originally from qe- + ve-.

Prefix

qev-

1. Marks a third person plural verbal object; them

   qevchʼghiʼan ― we saw them

   qevchʼizteł ― we kicked them

Usage notes

• For unclear reasons, this prefix sometimes metathesizes (i.e., switches position) with the subject prefix chʼe-.

See also

Dena'ina object prefixes

	singular	plural
1st person	she-	dna-
2nd person	ne-	nh-
3rd person	∅-, ve-	qev-
4th person	ye-, qey-	qe-
Reflexive	hu-
Reciprocal	nił-
Indefinite	kʼe-
Areal/temporal/abstract	qe-

References

• Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 75