bentsiyh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

be- (“his”) +‎ -cha' (“tail”). The Big Dipper is regarded as the tail of the massive constellation Nogheyoli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəntsʰiç/

Noun

bentsiyh

  1. third-person singular possessed form of -entsiyh (“his/her/its nose”).
  2. the Pleiades (star cluster the constellation Taurus)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 607
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