sahcho
South Slavey
Etymology
From sah (“bear”) + -cho. Akin to Navajo shashtsoh and Dogrib sahcho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sà.ʰt͡ʃʰò̞(ʔ)]
- Hyphenation: sah‧cho
Noun
sahcho (stem -zacho-)
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sezaácho | naxezaácho | |
| 2nd person | nezaácho | ||
| 3rd person | 1) | — | gizaácho |
| 2) | mezaácho | gozaácho | |
| 4th person | yezaácho | ||
| reflexive | sp. | ɂedezaácho | kedezaácho |
| unsp. | dezaácho | ||
| reciprocal | — | ɂełezaácho | |
| indefinite | ɂezaácho | ||
| areal | gozaácho | ||
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
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 251
- “bear (grizzly)”, in Dene Yatié Kʼę́ę́ Ahsíi Yatsʼuuzi Gha Edįhtłʼéh Kátłʼodehche [South Slavey Topical Dictionary Kátłʼodehche dialect][1], South Slave Divisional Education Council, 2009, page 126