nódacho

South Slavey

Etymology

From nóda (“lynx”) +‎ -cho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nó̞.tà.t͡ʃʰò̞(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: nó‧da‧cho

Noun

nódacho (stem -nódacho-)

1. cougar

Inflection

Possessive inflection of nódacho (-nódaácho)

		singular	plural
1st person		senódaácho	naxenódaácho
2nd person		nenódaácho
3rd person	1)	—	ginódaácho
	2)	menódaácho	gonódaácho
4th person		yenódaácho
reflexive	sp.	ɂedenódaácho	kedenódaácho
	unsp.	denódaácho
reciprocal		—	ɂełenódaácho
indefinite		ɂenódaácho
areal		gonódaácho
1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings and the object is singular. 2) Used when the previous condition does not apply.

References

• “cougar”, in Dene Yatié Kʼę́ę́ Ahsíi Yatsʼuuzi Gha Edįhtłʼéh Kátłʼodehche [South Slavey Topical Dictionary Kátłʼodehche dialect]‎^[1], South Slave Divisional Education Council, 2009, page 128