-nan'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *neˑnʔ. Cognate with Ahtna -naenʼ; compare also Navajo aniiʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nænʔ/

Noun

-nan' (third-person singular possessed form benan')

  1. face

Derived terms

  • ch'enan' (“mask”)
  • to'oyi denan' (“blade of a paddle”)

References

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