tthato xwlaya

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Literally 'the one that is among the rocks.' The first word is from ttha (“rock, stone”), while the second is equivalent to xw- (“areal prefix”) +‎ layh (customary stem of the root la (“to be”)) +‎ -a, variant of the nominalizer -i

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tθʰætʰɔ xʊlæjæ/, /tθʰætʰɔ χʊlæjæ/

Noun

tthato xwlaya

  1. harlequin duck

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 441
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