Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/x̯əšʷ

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

*x̯əšʷ

  1. black bear

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: sos
    • Chipewyan: sas
    • Dogrib: sah
    • Lower Tanana:
    • Nicola: sas
    • Slavey:
      • South Slavey: sah
    • Tanacross: shos
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

Alternative reconstructions

  • *xʸəshʳ (Kari 2024)

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 128
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 505
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