tlįcho
See also: Tłįchǫ
South Slavey
Alternative forms
- tlįsho
Etymology
From tlį (“dog”) + cho (“big”). This is a common pattern among Native Americans (compare Plains Cree mistatim), referring to the reintroduction of the horse by the Europeans.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɬʰĩ.t͡ʃʰo/
Noun
tlįcho
- horse (Equus ferus)
References
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 35