Koyukon

[ koi-yoo-kon, kah- ]

noun
  1. a member of a North American Indian people living in the Yukon River valley in west-central Alaska.

  2. the Athabascan language of the Koyukon.

Origin of Koyukon

1
Respelling, after the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, of earlier Co-Youkon, from Russian kuyukantsy (plural), derivative of Kuyukak “the Koyukuk River,” ultimately derived from Inupiaq kuiyuk
  • Also called Tena [ten-uh] /ˈtɛn ə/ .

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How to use Koyukon in a sentence

  • The wildling Osha (Natalia Tena), who is now in the service of Bran Stark, believes it means only one thing: dragons.

  • (p35) Veinte eran, en efecto, los franceses que el boticario tena a la mesa, todos ellos jefes y oficiales.

    Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
  • Napolen nos tena tambin a nosotros en el interior de25 Francia!

    Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
  • Tena, sin embargo, tal hbito de disimular, que acert a decir muy naturalmente:(p85) —Qu tontera!

    Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
  • Nada menos que eso: la vieja de Lucifer tena siete vidas como los gatos.

    Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
  • Hace mucho tiempo que tena ganas de escribir cualquier cosa con este ttulo.

    Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo Becquer