dihcho

South Slavey

Etymology

From dih (grouse) +‎ -cho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɪ̀.ʰt͡ʃʰò̞(ʔ)]
  • Hyphenation: dih‧cho

Noun

dihcho (stem -dihcho-)

  1. turkey

Inflection

Possessive inflection of dihcho (-dihécho)
singular plural
1st person sedihécho naxedihécho
2nd person nedihécho
3rd person 1) gidihécho
2) medihécho godihécho
4th person yedihécho
reflexive sp. ɂededihécho kededihécho
unsp. dedihécho
reciprocal ɂełedihécho
indefinite ɂedihécho
areal godihécho

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

  • “turkey”, in Dene Yatié Kʼę́ę́ Ahsíi Yatsʼuuzi Gha Edįhtłʼéh Kátłʼodehche [South Slavey Topical Dictionary Kátłʼodehche dialect]‎[1], South Slave Divisional Education Council, 2009, page 136