tok'adi nondedekde

Lower Tanana

Etymology

tok'adi (“bald eagle”) + nondedekde 'when they fly back,' from no- (back) +‎ n- (qualifier) +‎ de- (classifier) +‎ dek (perambulative/customary stem of the root datl (“plural subjects move”)) +‎ -de (specific place/time)

Noun

tok'adi nondedekde

  1. February, March
    Synonym: ch'eyona' nondedekdenh

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 112
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