bahtr'a

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

Partially from basr (“stone”). Compare Tanacross mbehts'e' (“obsidian”) and Ahtna bests'ae (“a dark rock, possibly obsidian”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pæhtʂʼæ/

Noun

bahtr'a (Minto-Nenana)

  1. obsidian, black chert

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 70
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