k'o'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-q’aʼ. Cognate with Navajo kʼaaʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼɔʔ/, /qʼɔʔ/

Noun

k'o'

  1. arrow
  2. sharp edge of a knife or axe
  3. an object with an edge

Derived terms

  • ddheɬ k'ola' (“rock ptarmigan”)
  • k'olok'at (“back end of an arrow”)
  • k'oth (“quiver”)
  • k'ottha' (“bullet, shot”)
  • k'ox (“to grind, file, sharpen”)
  • k'oɬ (“whetstone”)
  • tink'odletiyi (“pocketknife”)
  • tthak'oɬ (“stone whetstone”)
  • tthedlek'o' (“dragonfly”)
  • tu k'o' (“arrow for hunting ducks”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 259-261
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