ttheleyh

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *cələx̯ (“squirrel”). Cognate with Ahtna tseles.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tθʰələç/

Noun

ttheleyh (Minto-Nenana, Chena)

  1. arctic ground squirrel

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 277
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