ts'edzegak

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ts'edze, onomatopoeia imitating the call of the chickadee + gaga (“animal, creature”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsʼətzəkækʰ/, /tsʼətzəqæqʰ/

Noun

ts'edzegak

  1. chickadee
  2. small winter bird

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 430
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