tsaani

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tsaˑni. Cognate with Lower Tanana tsoni.

Noun

tsaani

  1. brown bear

Derived terms

  • natuʼ tsaaneʼ (coastal brown bear)

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 369