dotron'

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

dotson' (Toklat-Bearpaw, Chena)

Etymology

do- (“at an elevation”) +‎ tron' (“excrement”). Compare Tanacross taatsą́ą, Carrier datsán, Gwich'in deetryąʼ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔtʂʰɔnʔ/

Noun

dotron' (Minto-Nenana)

raven

Derived terms

dotron' bozra (“magpie”)
dotron' ch'edeltsene' (“puffball”)
dotron' jega' (“crowberry”)
dotro'ela (“black scoter”)

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 405