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 (-nódacho)
singular plural
1st person senódacho naxenódacho
2nd person nenódacho
3rd person 1) ginódacho
2) menódacho gonódacho
4th person yenódacho
reflexive sp. ɂedenódacho kedenódacho
unsp. denódacho
reciprocal ɂełenódacho
indefinite ɂenódacho
areal gonódacho

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