cha' nudha

Lower Tanana

Etymology

-cha' (“tail”) + a reanalyzed form of the root nath (“long”) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i)

Noun

cha' nudha

1. sand martin, bank swallow

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 454