Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/džʷeˑn

This Proto-Athabaskan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Athabaskan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʷeːn/

Noun

*džʷeˑn

1. day

Descendants

• Proto-Apachean:
  • Chiricahua: jį́
  • Navajo: jį́
  • Western Apache:

    Cibecue: jįįʼ

    San Carlos: jįįʼ

    Tonto: jį́į́

    White Mountain: jįį

• North Athabaskan:
  • Carrier:
    • Stuart Lake: dzin
  • Dogrib: dzęę̀
  • Slavey:
    • North Slavey:

      Bearlake: dzene

      Hare: dzine

      Mountain: dzene

    • South Slavey: dzene
• Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Hupa: je:nis

Further reading

• Sharon Hargus, Keren Rice (2005) Athabaskan Prosidy, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 215