xedoch'exwdeɬ'ighenh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Literally, “one who is causing someone to learn”, from the root 'an (“to have, possess, keep”) with the singular human nominalizing suffix -enh. Equivalent to xwdoxwdel'ighenh (“student”, literally “one who learns”), with the causative ɬ-classifier in place of the l-classifier and the indefinite object prefix ch'-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʊdɔtʃʼəxʊdəɬʔiɣən̥/, /χʊdɔtʃʼəχʊdəlɬiɣən̥/, /xʊdɔtʃʼəxʊdəɬʔiʁən̥/, /χʊdɔtʃʼəχʊdəɬʔiʁən̥/

Noun

xedoch'exwdeɬ'ighenh

  1. teacher

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 43
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