ch'etala'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-teˑləʔ. Equivalent to ch'- (indefinite) +‎ ta (“a singular animate noun lies”) +‎ -a' (possessed noun prefix). Compare Ahtna cʼetaeleʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃʼətælæʔ/

Noun

ch'etala'

  1. spleen
  2. pancreas

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 346
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