be'aɬ xots'elt'ali

Lower Tanana

Etymology

be'aɬ (“by means of it”) + xots'elt'ali, composed of xo- (reflexive prefix) +‎ ts'- (first-person plural subject) +‎ l- (classifier, reflexive) +‎ t'aɬ (Toklat-Bearpaw variant of an imperfective stem of the root t'ath (“to roast, warm”)) +‎ -i (nominalizer), literally “by means of it we warm ourselves”.

Noun

be'aɬ xots'elt'ali (Toklat-Bearpaw)

  1. poultice

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 374
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