"-a'" meaning in Lower Tanana

See -a' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /æʔ/ Forms: -e' [alternative], -' [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *-eʔ, *-eˑʔ, *-əʔ Etymology templates: {{inh|taa|ath-pro|*-eʔ}} Proto-Athabaskan *-eʔ Head templates: {{head|taa|suffix}} -a'
  1. Marks a noun as being possessed. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a'-taa-suffix-668K6HTN Categories (other): Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header: 66 31 3 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 0
  2. Forms adjectives from verb stems Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a'-taa-suffix-GQtYz49a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /æʔ/
Head templates: {{head|taa|suffix}} -a'
  1. to, towards Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a'-taa-suffix-8Z5Bjywf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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