k'odechenhdedetiya

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Literally, “bringing sticks around”, from k'o- (perambulative prefix) +‎ dechenh (“stick”) +‎ d- (qualifier; wooden object) +‎ de- (classifier) +‎ tiyh (perambulative stem of the root ton (a classificatory root for elongated objects)) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼɔtətʃʰən̥tətətʰijæ/

Noun

k'odechenhdedetiya

  1. a late-fall gift-giving tradition, now associated with Halloween

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 85, 362
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