-ka'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ, *-qeˑ. Cognate with Ahtna -keʼ, Navajo akeeʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰæʔ/, /qʰæʔ/

Noun

-ka' (third-person singular possessed form beka')

  1. foot

Derived terms

  • ka (“footwear”)
  • ka- (“to climb”)
  • kachena (“boots”)
  • kak (“to track”)
  • -kala' (“callous on foot”)
  • -kant'oget (“top of the foot”)
  • kat'ox (“beneath the feet”)
  • -katl'ox (“sole of the foot”)
  • katreth (“moccasins”)
  • -katwtl (“heel”)
  • kayex (“village, country, homeland”)
  • kayex xwchwx (“village, town, city”)
  • toka'a (“red-necked grebe”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 233-234
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