ɬik

See also: lik

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

ɬiga

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɬəŋʸ-kʼʸeˑ, a derivative of *ɬəŋʸ. Cognate with Ahtna łicʼae.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɬikʰ/, /ɬiqʰ/

Noun

ɬik (third-person possessed form beliga', plural ɬika or ɬikeya)

dog

Usage notes

Appears in combining forms as ɬi-.

Derived terms

bedzeyh liga' (“stag beetle”)
dets'eni liga' (“northern phalarope”)
k'ololiga' (“pussywillow bud”)
ɬi netht'a (“dog in its prime”)
ɬi ntsiyh (“birch polypore”)
ɬi t'adhat (“aging dog”)
ɬicha' (“foxtail grass”)
ɬichiɬ (“male dog”)
ɬichwx (“husky, large sled dog”)
ɬiga yex
ɬighaɬ (“dog pack”)
ɬigoya (“puppy”)
ɬika aga' (“dog harness”)
ɬitl'uɬ (“dog leash”)
ɬits'a' (“female dog”)
ɬiyona' (“old dog”)

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 278-79