-------------------- T'ang'kw'it -- Fall, Autumn ----------------------

T'ang'kw'it -- Fall, Autumn
Ghint'ang', Ghint'ang'kw'it -- early Fall (lit. 'it has become Fall')

Pronunciation:
  T'ang'kw'it: Like "T'UNG' - kw'ut" (Listen)
  Ghint'ang': Like "ghun - T'UNG'" (Listen)
  Ghint'ang'kw'it: Like "ghun - T'UNG' - kw'ut" (Listen)

Etymology:
  T'ang'kw'it is from the general Athabaskan word for "leaf", plus a suffix -kw' (possibly "like" or "manner of"), plus the suffix -hit ("when", "time of"). Thus the meaning is probably something like "when it's leafy-like."

  Ghint'ang' and Ghint'ang'kw'it are verb forms in the Transitional form ("become") and the Perfective aspect (completed action). Thus, they literally mean "it has become Fall."

Culture:

  T'ang'kw'it for the Naahneesh (Cahto) begins with the start of the month called Laashii'lhgaitc ("Buckeyes White," September/October) and lasts for three months till approximately the Winter solstice.

  During T'ang'kw'it (especially Ghint'ang', early Fall) the Naahneesh harvest acorns, buckeyes, later they fish, and finally move to their winter villages.

  First day of T'ang'kw'it will be this Tuesday, hence the series of season- and month-related words.

Related Languages:

  Nongatl: t'ang'k'at, t'ang'k'aa
  Hupa: t'unq', t'unq'it

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