gux

Translingual

Symbol

gux

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Gourmanchéma.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Gourmanchéma terms

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢux̣. Cognate with Ahtna gguux. The form gu', appearing in ch'egu' (“caribou warblefly”), is from *ɢuʔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kux/, /qux/, /kuχ/, /quχ/

Noun

gux

  1. insect, bug

Derived terms

  • ch'egu' (“caribou warblefly”).
  • ch'et'on' gugha' (“catepillar”)
  • dechegugha' (“tree insects”)
  • taxgugha' (“water bugs”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 184
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