tthato xwlaya

== Lower Tanana == === Etymology === Literally 'the one that is among the rocks.' The first word is from ttha (“rock, stone”), while the second is equivalent to xw- (“areal prefix”) +‎ layh (customary stem of the root la (“to be”)) +‎ -a, variant of the nominalizer -i === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tθʰætʰɔ xʊlæjæ/, /tθʰætʰɔ χʊlæjæ/ === Noun === tthato xwlaya harlequin duck === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 441