Tanacross #Dene #Language
Trees are a critical resource in Interior #Alaska, used to make tools, medicines, structures and fuel.
ts’ôgh "trees in general, but ordinarily white spruce"
tthaayh "spindly black spruce, usually found in wet permafrost areas"
k’įį "birch tree"
t’áath "aspen, cottonwood tree"
tamarack do occur but are rare & don't seem to have a separate name.
k’įį t’ą́ą’ "birch leaf"
’éɬ "spruce bough"
’éɬ géddh’ "spruce needle"
ch’elahdzôl "spurce cone"
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