dlot

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dlaˑtʼ. Cognate with Ahtna dlaatʼ, Jicarilla dlah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlɔtʰ/

Noun

dlot

  1. algae
  2. moss

Usage notes

Sometimes appears as tu dlot ('water moss/algae'), a construction perhaps mirrored by Navajo tátłʼid.

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 160