naʼaay

Ahtna

Etymology

From the root ʼaa. Compare similar formations in Koyukon noʼoy, Holikachuk naʼoy, Dena'ina nuʼuy, and other Athabaskan languages.[1]

Noun

naʼaay (Central, Lower, Western)

  1. sun
  2. month
    Synonym: saa

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 73
  1. ^ Chris M. Cannon (2021), Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-related Knowledge: A Comparative Anthropological Study, Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, page 238
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