-yena'

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ŋən. Compare Ahtna -yeneʼ, Navajo íígháán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jənæʔ/

Noun

-yena'

  1. backbone, spine

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 469