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Koyukon Plant Database


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Scientific Name Related Terms
 Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information
Mertensia paniculata
 lungwort
 ggaał lodelyaaye
 ggaał
 200
 Lit. 'those which are put in the king salmon's throat (mouth)' Jetté - "They all seem to allude to a practice of putting the bluebell plant in the king salmon's mouth. No description of the custom could be obtained. The practice, as well as the various names, are entirely unknown to the upper tribe."


ggaał laagge zelaaye





ggaał laagge nodelyaaye





ggaał dzaaye'



Mertensia paniculata
noolaagh dzaaye'
 dzaayh2
 165
 Lit. 'dog salmon's heart' or 'king salmon's heart'


ggaał dzaaye'



Mertensia paniculata or Valeriana capitata
 unidentified bluebell or valerian
 łookk'e lo daaldloye
 lo2
 404
 unidentified plant that grows on the edge of lakes, possibly bluebell or valerian
 Jones - "This is burned under a fishnet so that smoke drifts through the meshes to rid the net of bad luck."

Mertensia paniculata
Mertensia paniculata

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