tr'iyhtr'a

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Possibly carries a literal meaning of 'canoe woman,' from tr'iyh + -tr'a' (“female”) or the first element of tr'axa (“woman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʂʼiçtʂʼæ/

Noun

tr'iyhtr'a

  1. arctic tern

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 413
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