xonotr'ededek xw

Lower Tanana

Etymology

xonotr'ededek, composed of xo- (up, ascending) +‎ no- (iterative; again) +‎ tr'- (1st person singular subject) +‎ de- (classifier) +‎ dek (customary stem of the root datl (“plural subjects go”)) + xw (element of areal nouns, literally “where we go back up customarily”).

Noun

xonotr'ededek xw

  1. staircase, steps

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 112
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