dotron'

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

• dotson' (Toklat-Bearpaw, Chena)

Etymology

do- (“at an elevation”) +‎ tron' (“excrement”). Compare Tanacross taatsą́ą, Carrier datsán, Gwich'in deetryąʼ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔtʂʰɔnʔ/

Noun

dotron' (Minto-Nenana)

1. raven

Derived terms

• dotron' bozra (“magpie”)
• dotron' ch'edeltsene' (“puffball”)
• dotron' jega' (“crowberry”)
• dotson' tsiye' (“puffball”)
• dotro'ela (“black scoter”)

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 405

Upper Kuskokwim

Noun

dotron'

1. raven

References

• Collins, Raymond L.; Petruska, Betty (1979), Dinak'i (Our Words). Upper Kuskokwim Athabaskan Junior Dictionary, Anchorage, Alaska: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, University of Alaska, page v