ch'et'on'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-tʼa̓ˑn(ə)ʼ, with the indefinite prefix ch'-. Cognate with Ahtna tʼaanʼ, Navajo atʼąąʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃʰʼətʼɔnʔ/

Noun

ch'et'on'

  1. leaf, leaves
  2. leafy plant
  • ch'edet'ona' (“leaf tobacco”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 379
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