nanik

Lower Tanana

Etymology

n- +‎ nik (“to move the hand, feel, sense”). Cognate with Ahtna neniic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nænikʰ/, /næniqʰ/

Noun

nanik

  1. happiness
    nanik eslanh ― I am happy

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 325
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