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Yurok

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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wergers

  1. fox

References

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