xeluldeni

Lower Tanana

Etymology

xw- +‎ ɬu (“ice”) +‎ l- (classifier) +‎ den (“to know”) +‎ -i (nominalizer), literally “it knows ice” or 'ice does not bother it.'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xəlultəni/, /χəlultəni/

Noun

xeluldeni

  1. a birch tree that is good for making snowshoes

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 293
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