naghaay

Ahtna

Etymology

The element na- is of unknown meaning and appears in several compounds. The second element is apparently from the onomatopoeic verbal root ghaacʼ (“a frog croaks”) +‎ -i (nominalizer). Compare Lower Tanana noghwya (“northern wood frog”).

Noun

naghaay

  1. frog

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 206
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