-nagha'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *nαx̣.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næɣæʔ/, /næʁæʔ/

Noun

-nagha' (third-person singular possessed form benagha')

  1. eye
  2. month

Usage notes

  • Appears in some compounds in the combining forms nax- or nox-.

Derived terms

  • ch'enaghw dadlegwya (“white-winged scoter”)
  • juzra nagha' (“crowberry”)
  • nagha tr'edlyoyi (“eyeglasses”)
  • -nak'a (“eye socket”)
  • -naxdheth (“eyelid”)
  • -naxdudla' (“eyelash”)
  • naxk'adi (“game lookout”)
  • naxkwna' (“pupil”)
  • -naxzronh (“pupil”)
  • neghwɬ (“in the presence of”)
  • neɬteni nagha' (“silverberry”)
  • noltthuya (“bluebill”)
  • nuchuni nagha' (“September-October”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 303-304
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