ɬona

Lower Tanana

Etymology

By surface analysis, lonh (neuter imperfective stem of the root lo (“to be abundant”)) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i). The devoicing of the initial /l/ is also seen in ɬo'o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɬɔnæ/

Noun

ɬona

  1. old object or thing

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 282
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