tth'iya

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

  • tth'uya

Etymology

A Proto-Athabaskan term that apparently referred to both mosquitoes and spruce twigs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tθʰʼijæ/

Noun

tth'iya

  1. mosquito

Derived terms

  • delotth'uya' (“spruce underbranch twigs”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 457
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