"-n" meaning in Tlingit

See -n in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Na-Dene *-ł, which sonorantized to pre-Tlingit *-l before nasalizing. Etymology templates: {{cog|xnd-pro|*-ł}} Proto-Na-Dene *-ł Head templates: {{head|tli|noun}} -n
  1. A progressive suffix.
    Sense id: en--n-tli-noun-rxfXUMtq Categories (other): Pages with 29 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with language headings in the wrong order, Tlingit entries with incorrect language header
     
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xnd-pro",
        "2": "*-ł"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Na-Dene *-ł",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Na-Dene *-ł, which sonorantized to pre-Tlingit *-l before nasalizing.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tli",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "-n",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tlingit",
  "lang_code": "tli",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 29 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with language headings in the wrong order",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tlingit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A progressive suffix."
      ],
      "id": "en--n-tli-noun-rxfXUMtq",
      "links": [
        [
          "progressive",
          "progressive#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-n"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xnd-pro",
        "2": "*-ł"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Na-Dene *-ł",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Na-Dene *-ł, which sonorantized to pre-Tlingit *-l before nasalizing.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tli",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "-n",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tlingit",
  "lang_code": "tli",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 29 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with language headings in the wrong order",
        "Tlingit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tlingit lemmas",
        "Tlingit nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A progressive suffix."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "progressive",
          "progressive#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-n"
}

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