tłʼiish
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Navajo
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’əɣəš (“eel, snake”). Cognate with Ahtna tlʼaghes (“eel”), Tlingit tłʼikʼʷx (“worm, snake”), possibly cognate with Ket тиг, тих (tìɣ).
See also the root -TŁʼIIZH (“to wriggle, to be serpentine”).
Noun
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Derived terms
[edit]- tłʼiish áníní (“rattlesnake”)
- tłʼiish bichóhí (“sidewinder”)
- tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí (“cobra”)
Western Apache
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