biɬ

From Proto-Athabaskan *biˑɬ; equivalent to be- +‎ yi (“inside”) +‎ -ɬ (instrumental noun suffix). Cognate with Ahtna biił.

• IPA^(key): /piɬ/

biɬ

1. snare for large game or moose

• ch'etibiɬ (“moose snare”)
• setsu tabila' (“spiderweb”)
• tabiɬ (“fishnet”)
• tabiɬ delesr (“net floats”)
• tabiɬ ttha' (“sinker for a net”)

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 76