yet'ada

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Formed from the root t'a (“to be thus”) via the y-qualifier. Literally 'one who is changing.' Compare Ahtna tʼaede (“teenage girl”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jətʼætæ/

Noun

yet'ada (plural yet'adakayi)

  1. young girl

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 373
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