-drayhdwga'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Equivalent to -draya' (“heart”) +‎ dwx- (“upper”), literally “above the heart”. Compare Ahtna -tsighaanʼ.

Noun

-drayhdwga' (third-person possessed form bedrayhdwga')

  1. lungs

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 117
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