-chela

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-kʸə̓tɬʼə. Related to chiɬ (“young man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃʰəlæ/

Noun

-chela

  1. younger brother

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 84
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