Postpositions

Postpositions are something like English prepositions and include words like "among," "for," "to," and "with."

There are two types of Postpositions:

Postpositions following a noun. Postpositions may be connected to the noun as a suffix or written as one word.
Postpositions following a pronoun. Postpositions are connected to the pronoun and are said and written as one word.

Note: The postpositions below include only a partial list. For the complete list see Dena'ina Topical Noun Dictionary by James Kari.

Postposition	Meaning	Example	Meaning
teh	among, between, during, in	dghili teh	among the mountains
teh	among, between, during, in	heyteh (hey+teh)	during the winter
egh	by, to, at, about, in relation to	sukdu egh	about the stories
egh	by, to, at, about, in relation to	bejex egh	in relation to the caribou
u	for, on behalf of	ts'itsatna u	on behalf of the ancestors
u	for, on behalf of	shu (sh+u)	for me
q'ach'	from	Tseldatnu q'ach'	from Soldotna
q'ach'	from	yuq' q'ach'	from the sky
ch'	to, toward	bench' (ben+ch')	to the lake
ch'	to, toward	dghilich' (dghili+ch')	to the mountains
q'	on, like, in the manner of	miłniq' (miłni+q')	on the water
q'	on, like, in the manner of	łuq'aq' (łuq'a+q')	in the manner of the salmon
t'uh	under	ełnen t'uh	under the ground (cache)
t'uh	under	esni t'uh	under the cottonwood
det	without, lacking	miłni det	without water
det	without, lacking	ush det	lacking snowshoes
eł	with	dezhuni eł	with kindness
eł	with	k'enyi eł	with charm

Combine any pronoun from the table on the left with any postposition from the table on the right.

Pronoun	Meaning
sh-	me
n-	you (sg.)
be- (use with non-third person subject)	him/her/it
ye- (use with third person subject)	him/her/it
dna-	us
h-	you (pl.)
qu-	them
qe-	we

Examples of Postpositions following Pronouns