xwnoya

Lower Tanana

Etymology

xw- (areal prefix) +‎ no (“to nomadize”) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʊnɔjæ/, /χʊnɔjæ/

Noun

xwnoya (Toklat-Bearpaw)

1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 334