tsaghaɬ tsuya'

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

  • tsaghaɬ tsuye' (Toklat-Bearpaw)
  • tetth tsuya' (Chena)

Etymology

tsaghaɬ (“darkness”) +‎ tsuya (“bird”) + -a'. Compare Ahtna xeł ggaaggaʼ, of similar construction.

Noun

tsaghaɬ tsuya' (Minto-Nenana)

  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 427
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