Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/x̣αy

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χɑj/

Noun

*x̣αy[1]

  1. winter

Alternative reconstructions

  • *x̣αy(ə) (Krauss 1979)

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan
    • Ahtna: xay
    • Dogrib: xo
    • Gwich'in: khaii
    • Lower Tanana: xwyh
    • Slavey:
      • North Slavey:
        Bearlake: xaye
        Hare: xaye
        Mountain: xay
      • South Slavey: xay
    • Tanacross: xey
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  1. ^ Keren Rice (1989), A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 92
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.