Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-taɁ

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

Etymology

Cognate with Eyak -ta:ʼ.

Noun

*-taɁ

  1. father

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan
    • Ahtna: -taʼ
    • Lower Tanana: -to'
    • Dogrib: gotà
    • Slavey:
    • Tanacross: táʼ
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: (first person singular) whitaʼ
    • Wailaki: -taʼ
  • Southern Athabaskan

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 168
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