łukʼae

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ (“fish, salmon”), from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ (“fish, Alaskan whitefish”). Compare South Slavey łue, Chipewyan łue, Beaver lhuuge, Kaska łūge, Southern Carrier lhook, Gwich'in łuk, Navajo łóóʼ, Southern Tutchone łu, Sekani lhoowe, Tahltan łuwe, Chilcotin lhuy, Hän łuk, Hupa ło:q', Tolowa lhuk as well as .[1][2]

Noun

łukʼae

  1. salmon, especially sockeye salmon

Derived terms

  • łukʼece (“Chinook salmon”)
  • łuux (“lake whitefish”)
  • xay luuggeʼ (“coho salmon”)

References

  1. ^ Some Observations About Fish Terms in Athabascan Languages
  2. ^ Sharon Hargus, Keren Rice (2005) Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 299-301
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