-ghon'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣaˑnʔ. Cognate with Ahtna -ghaanʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɔnʔ/, /ʁɔnʔ/

Noun

-ghon'

  1. half (of an object)

Derived terms

  • ch'edeghon' (“half of a wooden object”)
  • ch'enghon' (“half of a round object”)
  • sro ch'enghon' (“half moon”)
  • -tthighon' (“brain”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 454
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