-kwn'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qɑŋʔ. Cognate with Ahtna -kanʼ, Navajo akąʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰʊnʔ/, /qʰʊnʔ/

Noun

-kwn' (third-person possessed form bekwn')

  1. husband
  2. male mate of an animal

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 245
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