ch'eɬtth'agha

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

• ch'eɬtl'agha (Toklat-Bearpaw)

Etymology

ch'- (indefinite) +‎ ɬ- (classifier (transitive)) +‎ tth'ax (stem of the root tth'ak (“to lick”)) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼəɬtθʼæɣæ/, /t͡ʃʼəɬtθʼæʁæ/

Noun

ch'eɬtth'agha (Minto-Nenana)

1. boreal owl

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 453