Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/nuˑ

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

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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*nuˑ[1]

  1. island

Descendants

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  • North Athabaskan
    • Ahtna:
      Central Ahtna: nuu
      Lower Ahtna: nuu
      Upper Ahtna: nuuy
    • Slavey:
      • North Slavey:
        Bearlake: du
        Hare: du
        Mountain: ndi
      • South Slavey: ndu, nu (Fort Liard)

References

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  1. ^ Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 92