hw-
prefix
LanguageAhtna (United States)
Meaning- marks a third-person plural possessor; their
- marks a third-person plural object of a postposition
- A prefix used to indicate that something belongs to a group of people (their) or to serve as an object of a postposition relating to a third-person plural group.
hw- + -taʼ (“father”) → hwtaʼ (“their father(s)”)
hw- + -taʼ (“father”) → hwtaʼ (“their father(s)”)
Part of speechprefix
Usage noteUsed for third-person plural possessors and object relations.
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