wergers

Yurok

Etymology

The term is superficially similar to Proto-Algonquian *wa·kwehsa (“fox”), but Goddard rejects the idea that the terms go back to Proto-Algic and describes the Yurok word as a regular derivative of the verb stem wersery- (“be thin”) +‎ -eg-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɚɣɚʂ/

Noun

wergers

  1. fox

References

  1. ^ Sapir's Comparative Method, in New Perspectives in Language, Culture, and Personality, page 199
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