xw-

From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ʊ-, *x̣uˑ-. Cognate with Ahtna hw- and Navajo ho-, ha-, hw-.

• IPA^(key): /xʊ/, /χʊ/

xw-

1. Relates to area, place, position, or state.

1. Marks a location or area as the subject or object of a verb.
2. Serves as a gender marker for areas, locations, and situations.
3. Represents an areal object of a postposition.
4. Appears thematicized in many nouns.

• exw-
• exw
• -gw
• wxw
• -xw
• xw

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 213-214