sonʼ tsaaneʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

sonʼ (“star”) + tsaaneʼ (“its excrement”). Compare Dena'ina sin chuna, Lower Tanana sen' trona'.

Noun

sonʼ tsaaneʼ

  1. falling star, shooting star

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 369
  • Chris M. Cannon (2021), Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-related Knowledge: A Comparative Anthropological Study, Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, page 402
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