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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]

  1. day

Descendants
  • Proto-Apachean:
    • Chiricahua: jį́
    • Navajo: jį́
    • Western Apache:
      Cibecue: jįįʼ
      San Carlos: jįįʼ
      Tonto: jį́į́
      White Mountain: jįį
  • North Athabaskan:
    • Carrier:
    • Dogrib: dzęę̀
    • Slavey:
      • North Slavey:
        Bearlake: dzene
        Hare: dzine
        Mountain: dzene
      • South Slavey: dzene
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: je:nis

References
  1. Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 91

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