ch'etthi' nodet'oddhi
Lower Tanana
Etymology
ch'etthi' (“something's head”) + nodet'oddhi, composed of n- (round object/face qualifier?) + de- (classifier) + t'otth (momentaneous/durative perfective stem of the root t'otth (“to cut”)) + -i (nominalizer)
Noun
ch'etthi' nodet'oddhi
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 380