-------------------- tl'oh -- grass, small plants ----------------------

tl'oh -- grass; small plants (general term)

Pronunciation:

  Like "TL'UHH" (Listen)
  In Gil Ray and Martinez Bell's dialect, in which tl' becomes t', it is pronounced like "T'UHH" (Listen)

Etymology:

  Tl'oh comes from the general Athabaskan word meaning grass, and occurs in nearly identical forms from Alaska to New Mexico.

Meaning:

  Tl'oh refers to not only actual grasses, but to other herbaceous plants in general.

Other tl'oh words:

  tl'ohchow -- bunch grass (literally "big grass"
  tl'ohdai -- tarweed (literally "grass flower?")
  tl'ohkaa -- pinole (literally "grass seed")
  tl'ohteelh -- beargrass
  tl'oh-n'ai -- the grass game (literally "grass extends")

Related Languages:

  Lassik, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Wailaki: t'oh
  Mattole: tl'oh
  Hupa: tL'oh

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