Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-q’aʼ

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

Noun

*-q’aʼ

  1. arrow

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: kʼaʼ (“gun”)
    • Chipewyan: k’á
    • Dogrib: kʼı̨̀
    • Lower Tanana: k'o'
    • Tanacross: k'á'
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: q’a:xis (“arrow shaft”)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 94
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