ghw-

== Lower Tanana == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *ghʊ-. Cognate with Navajo (w)ó- and Ahtna gho-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣʊ/, /ʁʊ/ === Prefix === ghw- Marks the optative mood, describing desires and wishes; often translated as should, let, may ==== Usage notes ==== When preceded by a consonant, this prefix reduces to u-; thus ghwdzax 'he should caulk it,' but tr'uxdzax 'we should caulk it.' ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 212-213