tetl gage'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From tetl (“night”) + gage' (possessed form of gaga (“creature”)). Compare Ahtna xeł ggaay, of similar construction.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰətɬ kækəʔ/, /tʰətɬ qæqəʔ/

Noun

tetl gage' (Toklat-Bearpaw)

  1. little brown bat

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 177
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