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All Categories Not categorised Alder Algae Artemesia Ash Aspen Baneberry Bearberry Birch Bluebells Blueberry Broom-rape Calla Carrot Celery Chives Chokeberry Cloudberry Coltsfoot Commandra Cottonwood Cow Parsely Cranberry Crowberry Currant Dogwood Equisetum Fireweed Forget-Me-Not Grass Hemlock Hudson Bay Tea Indian Potato Iris Juniper Kinnikinnick Larch Lichen Lily Lungwort Marestail Moss Nagoonberry Nettle Potentilla Raspberry Rhubarb Rose Salmonberry Spruce Valerian Willow Wintergreen

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HUDSON BAY TEA

Hudson Bay Tea : Scientific Name Related Terms Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information Ledum palustre Labrador tea k'elaakk'ʉyh kk'ʉy 372 Lit. 'V-shaped branch,' due to the opposing arrangement of leaves In the Central dialect the bush itself is called łeyeł, and its florescence k'elokk'ʉyh. In the other dialects, łeyeł is used as common designator for all brush, or low bushes, and the plant as well as the terminal flower cluster is termed k'elokk'ʉyh Jetté - "Thyrus (cluster) of white flowers of Ledum palustre said to have been used as a substitute for tea by employees of the Hudson Bay Company. The infusion of its leaves is believed to have medicinal properties, and whites occasionally drink it in the spring to 'purify the blood.' Ledum palustre tleehʉloo daaldloye łoo 419 Lit. 'That which is on the crust' Also called k'elokk'ʉyh Ledum palustre łeyeł yeł3::łeyeł 692 Most often refers to dwarf birch Ledum palustre

INDIAN POTATO

Indian Potato : Scientific Name Related Terms Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information Hedysarum alpinum wild carrot tsoł tsoł1 642 Especially refers to the edible root of the plant Jetté - "The tsoł is good only during the winter, when the natives gather it, digging for it under the snow. It is then round and full, juicy and tender. After the thaw it loses its qualities, becomes hard, woody, and tasteless. It is also used as a substitute for tea or coffee. For this purpose, the root is sliced transversely in segments 1 to 2 inches long; these are divided longitudinally, by separating the fibers, and these are cut again across in small portions, which are afterwards dried and roasted in a frying pan. They are used as tea, in an infusion, and sometimes as a decoction. The beverage thus prepared is said to taste like chocolate." Hedysarum alpinum nen' t'oh daaldloyee nen'1 475 Lit. 'those which are underground'; 'underground berry' Especially refers to the edible root of the plant Hedysarum alpinum nen' yeh geege' geege 184 Lit. 'berry under the ground' Especially refers to the edible root of the plant Hedysarum alpinum

IRIS

Iris : Scientific Name Related Terms Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information Iris setosa rattle weed, wild flag, wild iris beyee k'edeleloye łoyh 418 Lit. 'in it something rattles' Jetté - "A tall reed bearing coriaceous capsules in which loose dry seeds rattle when the plant is shaken." Iris setosa meyee k'edelezooze soos 748 Lit. 'in it something rattles' "So called from the sound made by its dry seeds in winter wind" --Jetté Iris setosa meyee k'edellaal laał 383 Lit. 'in it something rattles' Jetté - "A tall reed bearing coriaceous capsules in which loose dry seeds rattle when the plant is shaken." Iris setosa

JUNIPER

Juniper : Scientific Name Related Terms Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translations Use Information Juniperus communis tlaa ele' eł3 35 Lit. 'rock's spruce bough' Jetté - used in a decoction to be drank in association with puncturing ceremonies. Juniperus communis tlaa kk'uye' kk'ʉy' 373 Lit. 'rock willow' Juniperus communis

KINNIKINNICK

Kinnikinnick : Filed under Bearberry

LARCH

Larch : Scientific Name Related Terms Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information Larix laricina tamarack, larch taat'egheł gheł5::t'egheł 245 Lit. 'in-the-water cottonwood' Term unique to western Alaskan Athabascan. "The word is also applied by some speakers, to the t'egheł, or cotton-tree, Populus balsamifera." --Jetté Larix laricina łaat'aale t'aał2 544 Larix laricina

LICHEN

Lichen : Scientific Name Related Terms Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information Alectoria sp. hair-like spruce lichen, old man's beard netsey dogho' gho2 250 Lit. 'your grandfather's (Raven's) beard'; 'bird's beard' Jetté - black or dark-gray moss, parasitic on young spruce trees, and hanging from their branches in long filaments. From netsey, the 'grandfather', i.e., Raven of legends, and dogho' 'beard': This growth appears to absorb the sap of the tree, and when there is much of it, even if the leaves are still green, the wood is ready fuel for starting a campfire. Usnea sp. netseedogho' gho2 250 Lit. 'your grandfather's (Raven's) beard'; 'bird's beard' netsey dogho' tsey 637 Lit. 'your grandfather's (Raven's) beard'; 'bird's beard' Cladonia sp. and Cladina sp. reindeer lichen bedzeyh done' don2 147 Lit. 'caribou's food' Cladonia sp. and Cladina sp. k'odooy dooy1 151 Cladonia sp. and Cladina sp. k'odoyoo'u yoo'1 717 Analysis uncertain, uncommon in Koyukon, but widely attested elsewhere Alectoria sp. Usnea sp. Cladonia sp.

LILY

Lily : Scientific Name Related Terms Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information Nuphar polysepalum yellow pond lily, water lily rhizome kkaalt'odle' t'otl 555 Nuphar polysepalum kkaahełt'odle' Nuphar polysepalum hʉghaałt'odle' Designates the rhizome which may attain the size of a man's thigh, and is eaten by beavers and muskrats. --Jetté Nuphar polysepalum taah kkʉlot'odle' Designates the rhizome which may attain the size of a man's thigh, and is eaten by beavers and muskrats. --Jetté Nuphar polysepalum fleshy rhizome or root of the yellow pond lily taah ts'edone don2 147 Lit. 'underwater food' Jetté - "Eaten by caribous, and by natives in times of scarcity of other food." Nuphar polysepalum bekenall baabe' baabe 79 Lit. 'beaver's food or moose's food' See also Wild Calla. Kwaraceius - "Commonly called the "root" of the yellow pond lily, which is edible, whereas the that of wild calla is poisonous to humans" Nuphar polysepalum deneege baabe' neek1 456 Lit. 'moose's food' Nuphar polysepalum taałton ton1 526 Lit. 'enclosed object in the water' Pineapple-like rhizome of water lily Nuphar polysepalum

LUNGWORT

Lungwort : See Bluebell

MARESTAIL

Marestail : Scientific Name Related Terms Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information Hippuris vulgaris goose grass dets'en baabe' baabe 79 Lit. 'goose's food' Hippuris vulgaris ch'edot'aagge baabe' Hippuris vulgaris marestail tlaałtl'ughe tl'uh 616 May also apply to white-flowered variety of Epilobium angustifolium. Etymology not obtained Equisetum sp. aquatic horsetail Hippuris vulgaris

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