k'o-

Lower Tanana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼɔ/, /qʼɔ/

Etymology 1

Possibly related to k'o' (“edged object”). Compare the Koyukon perambulative prefix kkʼo-.

Prefix

k'o-

  1. A perambulative prefix, referring to movement around and about with no set direction.

Derived terms

Lower Tanana terms prefixed with k'o-
ch'ek'o'iɬniyh
k'odebayh
k'odechenhdedetiya
k'o'idoyh
tr'enonuneya k'ol'wzri
tr'enokayi k'onaɬtoyenh
k'oneyh
k'oxel'wk
k'oxet'wsr
be'aɬ k'oxudeniyi
bek'et k'oxudeniyi
k'o'ideneyh

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 258

Etymology 2

Noun

k'o-

  1. Combining form of k'wy' (“willow”).

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 266
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