tso' choga' ts'iɬ'ani

Lower Tanana

Etymology

tso' (beaver) +‎ -choga' (ribs) + ts'iɬ'ani, composed of ts'- (first-person plural subject) +‎ ɬ- (classifier) +‎ 'an (to do, gather) +‎ -i (nominalizer), literally beaver ribs that we gather.

Noun

tso' choga' ts'iɬ'ani (Toklat-Bearpaw)

  1. dry crooked spruce

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 425