slavey

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1. slavey - Noun

2. Slavey - Proper noun

Meaning

A maidservant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Indigenous languages The Book of Common Prayer has also been translated into these North American indigenous languages: Cowitchan, Cree, Haida, Ntlakyapamuk, Slavey, Eskimo-Aleut, Dakota, Delaware, Mohawk, Ojibwe. Source: Internet

Thus, the Proto-Athabascan word *tuː ('water') is toneless toː in Hupa, high-tone tó in Navajo, and low-tone tù in Slavey; while Proto-Athabascan *-ɢʊtʼ ('knee') is toneless -ɢotʼ in Hupa, low-tone -ɡòd in Navajo, and high-tone -ɡóʔ in Slavey. Source: Internet

For example, high tone in Navajo and low tone in Slavey are due to contrast with the tone triggered by the glottalization. Source: Internet

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