yukwzra

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Equivalent to yux (“far away, distant”), with an element kwzr that appears only in this word. Compare yuhna (“distant people”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jukʰʊʐæ/, /juqʰʊʐæ/

Interjection

yukwzra

  1. A greeting issued to visitors at a potlatch.

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 249
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