Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/nax̣(ə)-neˑ

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

Similar in formation to the first-person plural pronoun with the addition of the human suffix *-neˑ.

Pronoun

*nax̣(ə)-neˑ

  1. Second-person plural pronoun; you (plural)

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: nuxon, xanyuu
    • Dogrib: naxı̨
    • Lower Tanana: nwxwnh, noxwnh
    • Tanacross: nuhxon
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:
    • Navajo: nihí (second person plural)

References

  • Leer, Jeff (1996), Comparative Athabaskan Lexicon‎[1], volume na-nE, Alaska Native Language Archive, page 15
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