tthë́n

Chipewyan

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *sə̓w̃ʼ. Cognate with Navajo sǫʼ, Ahtna sonʼ, and terms in numerous other Athabaskan languages.

Noun

tthë́n

  1. star

References

  • Chris M. Cannon (2021), Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-related Knowledge: A Comparative Anthropological Study, Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, page 238
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