xwtl

From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ɑλ, and therefore cognate with Ahtna xatl, Koyukon hʉtl. Equivalent to ghwt (“haul by sled”) +‎ -ɬ (instrumental suffix).

xwtl

1. sled

• bats ghwdla' (“soft white fungus on birch tree”)
• dechexwtl (“tobaggan”)
• xwtl chenh (“sled runners”)
• xwtl delesr (“sled slats”)
• xwtl denigi (“sled handlebars”)
• xwtl ts'inbogha (“side floorboards of a sled”)

• James Kari, Lower Tanana Athabaskan Listening and Writing Exercises (1991)
• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 218.