Where does “Tth'itu Xwt'anayi” come from?
Tth'itu Xwt'anayi (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana tth'itu', from Lower Tanana tu'.
Tth'itu Xwt'anayi (Lower Tanana): Dene people of the Tanana river valley
Definitions
- Dene people of the Tanana river valley
Ancestry of “Tth'itu Xwt'anayi”, step by step
Tth'itu Xwt'anayi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lower Tanana tth'itu'
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | tth'itu' | major river in a drainage system |
| 2 | Lower Tanana | tu' | — |
via Lower Tanana xwt'ana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | xwt'ana | the people of or living in a place |