hwtʼaene
Ahtna
Etymology 1
hw- (lexicalized form of the areal prefix ko-) + tʼaen (“he/she has”) + -ne (“person, people”). Compare Lower Tanana koxt'ana.
Noun
hwtʼaene
Usage notes
Appears in compounds after a placename.
Derived terms
- ʼatnahwtʼaene (“Ahtna people”)
- hwtsaay hwtʼaene (“western Ahtna people”)
- kohtʼaene (“person”)
- tatlʼhwtʼaene (“upper Ahtna people”)
Etymology 2
hw- (lexicalized form of the areal prefix ko-) + tʼaen (“he/she has”) + -e (“adverbial suffix”).
Alternative forms
Adverb
hwtʼaene
References
- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 87-88