dechetthala

Lower Tanana

Etymology

dechenh (wood) +‎ tthaɬ (stem of tthatl (to chop sharply)) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tətʃʰətθælæ/

Noun

dechetthala

  1. woodpecker

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 85