tthek

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the verbal root ttheyh (“to move an elongated object quickly”). Based on cognates, the instrumental noun suffix -ɬ was once present, but has since been lost.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tθʰəkʰ/, /tθʰəqʰ/

Noun

tthek (Minto-Nenana)

  1. linear caribou or moose fence

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 446
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