Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/qʊ̓nʼ

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

*qʊ̓nʼ

  1. fire

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: konʼ
    • Beaver: kʊ́n
    • Carrier: kʊn
    • Chipewyan: kon
    • Dogrib: kǫ̀
    • Gwich'in: kwʼanʼ
    • Lower Tanana: kwn'
    • Sekani: kon
    • Slavey:
    • Tanacross: konʼ
    • Tsuut'ina: kù
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:
    • Chiricahua: kųų
    • Jicarilla: ko̱ʼ
    • Lipan: kǫǫʼ
    • Navajo: kǫʼ
    • Plains Apache: kǫʼ
    • Western Apache: kǫʼ

Alternative reconstructions

  • *qʊnɁ ~ qʷənɁ (Kari 2024)

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 102
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 246
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