tthwxdhedi

Lower Tanana

Etymology

tthwx, a stem found only in this word but apparently cognate with a Koyukon term meaning 'separately' + dhet (“a singular subject experiences an event”) +‎ -i (nominalizer)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tθʰʊxðəti/, /tθʰʊχðəti/

Noun

tthwxdhedi

  1. herd of caribou

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 451
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