-------------------- daahtl'ool' -- grape, grapevine --------------------

daahtl'ool' -- grape, grapevine
daahtl'ool'-uutoo' -- wine, grape juice

Pronunciation:

  "daahh - TL'OLE'" (Listen)
"daahh - TL'OLE' - u - TOE'" (Listen)
  In the dialect of Cahto spoken by Gil Ray and Martinez Bell tl' becomes t'. In these cases this word was pronounced like "daahh - T'OLE'1" (Listen).

Etymology:

  tl'ool' means a strap or pack-strap.
  daah- is a prefix referring to position up above, especially up on a surface.
  Thus, daahtl'ool' means "strap up above."

  Uutoo' means 'its water/juice', from too (water) and the third person possessive prefix uu- (his/her/its/their) and the possessed suffix -'.
  Thus, daahtl'ool'-uutoo' means "grape's juice."

Culture:

  The Naahneesh and other Californians ate the fruit of the native grapes, but the vines were probably the most important part of the plant. They were used as ropes for pulling, climbing, and tying; as basketry material for rough open weave baskets.

Related Languages:

  Lassik: daaht'oot'
  Sinkyone: daaht'oi'
  Wailaki: daaht'ool'
  Hupa: dahtL'o:l'

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