tth'enh beni

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

The first word is tth'enh (“bone”). The second word is unclear, but may be equivalent to benh (“lake, water level moves”) +‎ -i (nominalizer)

Noun

tth'enh beni (Minto-Nenana)

  1. sage (genus Artemisia)
  2. Tilesius' wormwood, stinkweed (Artemisia tilesii)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 455
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