ghan

See also: Ghan

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇ʊn (“to snore, to growl”). Cognate with Navajo -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ.

Root

ghan

1. to growl

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Durative	ghan	ghan	ghan	ghan

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 211

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣeˑn. Cognate with Ahtna ghae.

Root

ghan

1. to thaw

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Reversitative	ghix	ghanh	ghix	ghix
Customary	ghix	ghix	ghix	ghix

Derived terms

• nolghix (“it is melting”)

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 91

Noone

Verb

ghan

1. walk

Synonyms

• lɛn

References

• R. Blench, Beboid Comparative

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (mid-tone): IPA^(key): /ɣã̄/
• (high-tone): IPA^(key): /ɣã́/

Pronoun

ghan

1. (Ilajẹ, Ikalẹ) them (third-person plural honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb)
2. (Ilajẹ, Ikalẹ) you (second-person plural honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb)

   Adéwúlí rí ghan ― Adewuli saw them/you (Ìkálẹ̀)

Pronoun

ghán

1. (Ilajẹ, Ikalẹ) them (third-person plural honorific object pronoun following a low or mid-tone monosyllabic verb)
2. (Ilajẹ, Ikalẹ) you (second-person plural honorific object pronoun following a low or mid-tone monosyllabic verb)

   Adéwúlí mà ghán ― Adewuli knows them/you (Ìkálẹ̀)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• wọ́n
• ghọ́n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣã́/

Verb

ghán

1. (Ọwọ) Ọwọ form of wọ́n (“to be expensive”)