deniigi

Ahtna

Etymology

From the root niic (“move the hand, feel, and many miscellaneous meanings”) + the nominalizer -i. Compare Lower Tanana denigi.

Noun

deniigi

  1. moose
    deniigi kotʼaen ― moose are mating

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 310
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