-yexdolwga'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From -yex (“below”) +‎ -do' (“mouth”) + lwk, a descendant of Proto-Athabaskan *lʊɢ + -a' (possessed noun prefix). Compare Ahtna -yidah loggeʼ (“uvula”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jəxtɔlʊkæ/, /jəχtɔlʊkæ/, /jəxtɔlʊqæ/, /jəχtɔlʊqæ/

Noun

-yexdolwga'

  1. tonsils, uvula

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 125
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