Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ɢux̣

This Proto-Athabaskan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Athabaskan

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ɢuˑɢ(ə) (Krauss 1979)

Noun

*ɢux̣

  1. insect, bug

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: gguux
    • Chipewyan: gooh
    • Dogrib: gòo
    • Lower Tanana: gux
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 128
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 184