-ghaaneʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣaˑn. Compare Lower Tanana -ghona'

Noun

-ghaaneʼ

  1. hump (e.g. of a moose)

Derived terms

  • cʼeghaaneʼ (“meat from moose hump”)
  • kaghaaneʼ (“humpback salmon”)
  • -yenghaaneʼ (“upper back”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 210
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