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deneke

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South Slavey

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Etymology

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From dene (person) +‎ -ke.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɛ̀.nɛ̀.kʰɛ̀(ʔ)]
  • Hyphenation: de‧ne‧ke

Noun

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deneke (stem -deneke-)

  1. (collective) people

Inflection

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References

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  • Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 247
  • “people”, in Dene Yatié Kʼę́ę́ Ahsíi Yatsʼuuzi Gha Edįhtłʼéh Kátłʼodehche [South Slavey Topical Dictionary Kátłʼodehche dialect]‎[1], South Slave Divisional Education Council, 2009, page 6