ch'edhaga'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-zeˑgəʼ with the indefinite prefix ch'-. Cognate with Ahtna -zaegeʼ, where it means 'corpse.' This meaning is also found in Dena'ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃʼəðækæʔ/, /tʃʼəðæqæʔ/

Noun

ch'edhaga'

  1. sickly, feeble person

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 142
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