taɬiboya

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

ta- (“water”) + ɬi (a variant of len (“to flow”)) + bo (“to be gray”) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tæɬipɔjæ/

Noun

taɬiboya

  1. beluga whale
  2. whale
  3. sea mammal
    Synonym: tudi

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 79
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