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Koyukon Plant Database


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Nagoonberry

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Scientific Name Related Terms
 Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information
Rubus arcticus
 nagoonberry
 noghʉy tl'aakk
 tl'aakk1
 589
 Lit. 'frog + Ω' (unclear term)

"Its relation to the frog is not apparent, but neither is there any clear connection in the case of dets' en tl'aakk, raspberry." --Jetté 		Nelson - "Highly esteemed...is eaten raw when found."
Rubus arcticus
 strawberry
 kkotl
 kkotl2
 340
 Riddle on pg. 340 refers to a cache leaning sideways

Rubus arcticus
Rubus arcticus

Nettle

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Scientific Name Related Terms
 Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information
Urtica gracilis
(Urtica dioica)
 stinging nettle
 hʉłts'eege
 ts'eek1
 654
 Lit. 'that which stings us' Jetté - "The Ten'a know how to prepare its fibres and used them to make twine for their nets, before the introduction of machine-made twine."


denaa'aandelt'ege



Urtica gracilis
k'aadelgudgze
 guts2
 196
 Lit. 'that which repeatedly bites'


k'etsaan' kk'oge'
 kk'ok2
 363
 See reference to translation and comparison under Grass.

Urtica gracilis
Urtica dioica gracilis

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