benche'ayi

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Literally, “one with a handle”, partially from chenh (“base”) + a reanalyzed form of the root 'o (“to handle a compact object”) + -i (nominalizer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəntʃʰəʔæji/

Noun

benche'ayi

  1. modern axe

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 44
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