nunyeggaay

Ahtna

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nunyae (“creature, wolf”) + ggaay (“small”)

Noun

nunyeggaay (Central, Lower, Western)

  1. fox
  2. red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 315
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