-tthen'

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

-tlen' (Toklat-Bearpaw)

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tsənʸ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tθʰənʔ/

Noun

-tthen' (Minto-Nenana, Chena)

flesh, meat

Derived terms

ch'etthen' (“game animal”)
-ghutthen' (“gums”)
-gotthen' (“biceps”)
haɬ tthen' (“bait for a trap”)
-k'wthtthen' (“neck meat”)
-tl'otthen' (“buttocks”)
-tthena' (“vagina”)

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 446