beyi xotr'edenel'iyi

Lower Tanana

Etymology

beyi (“in it”) + xotr'edenel'iyi, composed of xo- (reflexive prefix) +‎ tr'- (first-person plural subject) +‎ de- +‎ n- +‎ l- (classifier, reflexive) +‎ 'iyh (customary stem of the root 'an (“to see”)) +‎ -i (nominalizer), literally “in it we look at ourselves”

Noun

beyi xotr'edenel'iyi

  1. mirror

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 40
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