yenhk'o'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Cognate with Upper Tanana -ǫǫkʼiaʼ, Chipewyan -įkʼaze, Ahtna -enkʼaazeʼ, Tanacross -ink'aaddhe'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jən̥kʼɔʔ/, /jən̥qʼɔʔ/

Noun

yenhk'o'

  1. soul, life spirit, shade, ghost

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 454
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