Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/dlunʼə

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

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Noun

*dlunʼə

  1. mouse

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan
    • Ahtna: dluuni
    • Dogrib: dlį̀ą
    • Lower Tanana: ch'enoxwsdluna ('small male beaver')
    • Tsuut'ina: dlúná
  • Southern Athabaskan:

Alternative reconstructions

  • *λə̓w̃ʼə ~ λu̓ˑnʼə (Krauss 1987)
  • *dluˑn (Kari 2024)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 157
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