tach'enatht'onh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

ta- (“water”) +‎ ch'- (“back”, indefinite) +‎ n- (qualifier) +‎ dh- (perfective) +‎ de- (classifier) +‎ 'onh (momentaneous perfective stem of the root 'o (a classificatory root for solid rounding objects nouns)), literally “something (the sun) has moved under the water”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰætʃʼənæθtʰɔn̥/

Noun

tach'enatht'onh

  1. December
    Synonym: tanasro'iltayhde

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 54
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