"deba" meaning in Lower Tanana

See deba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /təpæ/ Forms: debo [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|taa|adv|cat2=interrogative adverbs}} deba, {{tlb|taa|Chena|MN}} (Chena, Minto-Nenana)
  1. who?
    Sense id: en-deba-taa-adv-HYF20Xk1
  2. whose?
    Sense id: en-deba-taa-adv-BEDBaFdv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deba sru' (english: one should not), deba ghwlą́' (english: whoever), debo zok'wɬ (english: no one), nodeba (english: waiting for)
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /təpæ/
Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *dəweˑ. Equivalent to de- (compound suffix) + ba (“to be gray”). Etymology templates: {{inh|taa|ath-pro|*dəweˑ}} Proto-Athabaskan *dəweˑ, {{af|taa|de-|ba|id1=compound|pos1=compound suffix|t2=to be gray}} de- (compound suffix) + ba (“to be gray”) Head templates: {{head|taa|noun}} deba
  1. Dall sheep
    Sense id: en-deba-taa-noun-Y7gRwnZd Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Chena Lower Tanana, Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header, Lower Tanana terms prefixed with de- (compound), Minto-Nenana Lower Tanana, Sheep Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 21 4 17 1 0 32 21 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 2 12 1 0 37 23 2 Disambiguation of Chena Lower Tanana: 1 0 99 Disambiguation of Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 98 Disambiguation of Minto-Nenana Lower Tanana: 1 0 99 Disambiguation of Sheep: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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      "english": "one should not",
      "translation": "one should not",
      "word": "deba sru'"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "whoever",
      "translation": "whoever",
      "word": "deba ghwlą́'"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "no one",
      "translation": "no one",
      "word": "debo zok'wɬ"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "waiting for",
      "translation": "waiting for",
      "word": "nodeba"
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          "english": "who made your hat?",
          "text": "deba nets'egha' etltsinh?",
          "translation": "who made your hat?",
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        {
          "english": "whose picture do you have up there?",
          "text": "deba yiga' neghw dedhiɬtoni?",
          "translation": "whose picture do you have up there?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "ipa": "/təpæ/"
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      "english": "one should not",
      "translation": "one should not",
      "word": "deba sru'"
    },
    {
      "english": "whoever",
      "translation": "whoever",
      "word": "deba ghwlą́'"
    },
    {
      "english": "no one",
      "translation": "no one",
      "word": "debo zok'wɬ"
    },
    {
      "english": "waiting for",
      "translation": "waiting for",
      "word": "nodeba"
    }
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  "lang_code": "taa",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "english": "who made your hat?",
          "text": "deba nets'egha' etltsinh?",
          "translation": "who made your hat?",
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        }
      ],
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        "who?"
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        "Lower Tanana terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "whose picture do you have up there?",
          "text": "deba yiga' neghw dedhiɬtoni?",
          "translation": "whose picture do you have up there?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "whose?"
      ],
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          "whose",
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    {
      "ipa": "/təpæ/"
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  "word": "deba"
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