chááʼ

Beaver

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *c̆aʼ. Cognate with Hän tsà’, Sarcee tsxa, Navajo chaaʼ, Chipewyan tsáá, Carrier tsaa, Sekani tsáʼ, Ahtna tsaʼ.

Noun

chááʼ

  1. beaver

References

  • Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.
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