tu yich'elayenh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

tu (“water”) + y- (object prefix) +‎ ch'- (indefinite) +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ layh (customary imperfective stem of the root lo (“wash”)) +‎ -enh (singular human suffix), literally “one who baptizes”.

Noun

tu yich'elayenh

  1. priest

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 287
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