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be- (“his”) + -ts'es (“elbow”). This star is regarded as the elbow of the massive constellation Nogheyoli.
bets'es
- third-person singular possessed form of -ts'es (“his/her/its elbow”).
- the star BE Camelopardalis
Components of the constellation Nogheyoli
| Lower Tanana term
|
Literal translation
|
Constellation
|
Stars
|
| becha'
|
his tail
|
Ursa Major
|
Big Dipper
|
| bedraya'
|
his heart
|
Lynx
|
21 Lyncis
|
| begezra'
|
his staff
|
Cancer, Gemini, Hydra
|
the stars between Al Tarf, Alphard, and Lambda Geminorum
|
| beghala'
|
his pack
|
Cancer, Gemini, Lynx
|
Alsciaukat, Al Zubanah, Castor, Pollux, Alpha Lyncis, 38 Lyncis, 10 Ursae Majoris
|
| begho'
|
his hair
|
Auriga
|
several faint stars in Auriga
|
| begwt
|
his knee
|
Ursa Minor
|
Kochab, Pherkad
|
| bekalats'ula'
|
his toes
|
Leo
|
Chertan, Zosma, Iota Leonis
|
| bekatwtl
|
his heel
|
Leo
|
Denebola
|
| belochetth
|
his thumb
|
Cassiopeia
|
Ruchbah
|
| belok'a
|
his palm
|
Cassiopeia
|
Tiansi
|
| belots'ula'
|
his fingers
|
Cassiopeia
|
Achird, Caph, Fulu, Marfak, Shedar
|
| benagha'
|
his eyes
|
Auriga, Taurus
|
Elnath, Hassaleh
|
| bentsiyh
|
his nose
|
Taurus
|
Pleiades
|
| betena
|
his trail
|
—
|
Milky Way
|
| bets'es
|
his elbow
|
Camelopardalis
|
BE Camelopardalis
|
| bezrek
|
his torso
|
Ursa Major
|
Alkaphrah, Muscida, Talitha, Theta Ursae Majoris, Eta Ursae Majoris
|
| tl'eghesr ts'ena' bedroda'
|
his left leg
|
Ursa Major
|
Alula Borealis, Alula Australis, Psi Ursae Majoris
|
| tl'eghesr ts'ena' bedzegha'
|
his left ear
|
Ursa Major
|
Propus, Nucatai, Tejat
|
| tl'eghesr ts'ena' begona'
|
his left arm
|
Auriga, Camelopardalis, Cassiopeia
|
Beta Camelopardalis, BE Camelopardalis, Delta Aurigae, Segin
|
| tl'eghesr ts'ena' beka'
|
his left foot
|
Leo
|
The stars in bekalats'ula' and bekatwtl
|
| tl'eghesr ts'ena' belo'
|
his left hand
|
Hydra
|
Delta Hydrae, Epsilon Hydrae, Eta Hydrae, Zeta Hydrae, Rho Hydrae, Minchir
|
| xwzrunh ts'ena' bedroda'
|
his right leg
|
Draco, Ursa Minor
|
Aldhibah, Giausar, Kochab, Pherkad, Kappa Draconis
|
| xwzrunh ts'ena' bedzegha'
|
his right ear
|
Ursa Major
|
Tianguan
|
| xwzrunh ts'ena' begona'
|
his right arm
|
Cancer, Gemini
|
Asellus Australis, Asellus Borealis, Pollux
|
| xwzrunh ts'ena' beka'
|
his right foot
|
Draco
|
Rastaban, Eltanin
|
| xwzrunh ts'ena' belo'
|
his right hand
|
Cassiopeia
|
The stars in belok'a, belots'ula', and belochetth
|
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 607
