Dogrib

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *yəx̣s. Cognates, Navajo yas, Chiricahua zas, Jicarilla zas, Plains Apache zas.

Noun

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zhah

  1. snow

Gwich'in

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *yəx̣s. Cognates, Navajo yas, Chiricahua zas, Jicarilla zas, Plains Apache zas.

Noun

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zhah

  1. snow (Fort Yukon and Arctic Village dialects)