*iʔɣ̂ɬtuʔgaɣ̂

=Proto-Koigus-Ndere=

Etymology
From Proto-Koigus-Ndere *iʔɣ̂ɬ- (“to strangle, to choke, to corner something/someone, to lead a herd through a valley") + *tuʔg- (“self, reflexive, passive particle”) + *-aɣ̂ (“human suffix”). Literally meaning “they who were led through a valley”, in reference to how the Proto-Koigus-Ndere people reached Northern Halmeda by travelling north through a great valley.

Pronunciation

 * /ˈiʔ.ʁɬtuʔgaʁ/ [ˈiʔ.ʁɬtuʔgaʁ]

Noun
*iʔɣ̂ɬtuʔgaɣ̂- Class 11
 * Singulative: iʔɣ̂ɬtuʔgaɣ̂èzg
 * 1) The Koigus-Ndere people
 * 2) An ethnic Koigus-Ndere person

Descendants

 * Proto-Ndere-Siloki: *ix̂ɬtuɣaɣ̂ezɣ-
 * Proto-Ndere: *iśuñaŋez-
 * Kltatla: išnnz
 * Proto-Ngkasan: *izonáŋes-
 * Proto-Siloki: *iʜštuwaʜ1ezɣ-
 * Ancient Siloki: íštuváezi
 * Old Siloki: íhtűváezi