tlįcho

See also: Tłįchǫ

South Slavey

Alternative forms

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

  1. horse (Equus ferus)

References
  • Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 35
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