bek'etna

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From bek'et (“a specific place on it”) +‎ -na (plural human suffix). Compare Ahtna ukʼetne.

Noun

bek'etna

  1. "plus people;" appears in ts'iɬk'i bek'etna, the human form of the numeral eleven

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 581
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