bet'oxwdiɬt'ayi bedena'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From bet'oxwdiɬt'a 'he/she depends on it' (from the stem t'a (to be thus)) + -i (nominalizer) + bedena' (his son).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pətʼɔxʊtiɬtʼæ jən̥kʼoʔ/, /pətʼɔχʊtiɬtʼæ jən̥kʼoʔ/, /pətʼɔxʊtiɬtʼæ jən̥qʼoʔ/, /pətʼɔχʊtiɬtʼæ jən̥qʼoʔ/

Noun

bet'oxwdiɬt'ayi bedena'

  1. Jesus

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 371