-ghutl'ula'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Equivalent to -ghu' (“teeth”) +‎ tl'uɬ (“rope”) +‎ -a' (possessed noun suffix). Compare Ahtna -tsulatlʼuuleʼ (“frenulum”), which similarly uses the word for 'rope.'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣutɬʼulæʔ/, /ʁutɬʼulæʔ/

Noun

-ghutl'ula'

  1. frenulum of the tongue

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 397
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