nuniya

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

nun- (“porcupine, creature”) + niyh (stem of the verbal root nik (“to feel, move the hand”)) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i). Cognate with Ahtna nunyae.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nunijæ/

Noun

nuniya

  1. animal, creature, animals

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 326, 338
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