łikʼa

Dena'ina

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɬįˑ-kʼʸeˑ, a derivative form of *ɬəŋʸ. Cognate with Navajo łį́į́ʼ (“horse”), Ahtna łicʼae (“dog”).

Noun

łikʼa (plural łikʼaqa)

  1. dog

References

  • Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 66
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