Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ɣə-

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

  • *ɢə- (Kari 2024)

Etymology

Cognate with the Eyak progressive prefix GA-.

Prefix

*ɣə-

  1. A modal/aspectual prefix marking the progressive mode.

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: gh-
    • Lower Tanana: gh-
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 191
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