Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/yaʔ

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

*yaʔ

  1. louse

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: yaʼ
    • Dogrib: , zhà
    • Lower Tanana: yo'
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 691
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 489