hwtsaay hwtʼaene

Ahtna

Etymology

From hw- (lexicalized form of ko- (areal prefix)) +‎ tsaay (“stunted tree”) + hwtʼaene (“people of a territory”).

Noun

hwtsaay hwtʼaene

  1. the western Ahtna people

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 87
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