xototenliyhde

Lower Tanana

Etymology

By surface analysis, xo- (?) +‎ to- (water) +‎ ten (ice) +‎ liyh (customary stem of the root len (“to flow”)) +‎ -de (specific place), with a meaning llike 'where water flows in ice.'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɔtʰɔtʰənliçtə/, /χɔtʰɔtʰənliçtə/

Noun

xototenliyhde

  1. an open hole in ice

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 275
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