benche'ayi

== Lower Tanana == === Etymology === Literally, “one with a handle”, partially from chenh (“base”) + a reanalyzed form of the root 'o (“to handle a compact object”) + -i (nominalizer). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəntʃʰəʔæji/ === Noun === benche'ayi modern axe === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 44