Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/naˑ-

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

  • *no- (Kari 2024)

Prefix

*naˑ-

  1. around, surrounding
  2. (with *də-/classifier shift) back, again (an iterative prefix)
  3. carries a reversitative meaning

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: na-
    • Chilcotin: ná-
    • Chipewyan: na-
    • Dogrib: na-
    • Kaska: ne-, n-
    • Koyukon: no-
    • Lower Tanana: no-
    • Sekani: na-
    • Slavey: na-
    • Tanacross: nà-
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: na:-
    • Wailaki: naa-
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Leer, Jeff (1996), Comparative Athabaskan Lexicon‎[1], volume na-nE, Alaska Native Language Archive, page 3
  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 21-23
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 329
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