tseles desdlaann

Ahtna

Ahtna numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  90 100
    Cardinal: dghesdlaani, ggesdlaani, tseles desdlaann

Etymology

tseles (“arctic ground squirrel”) + desdlaann, ultimately from the root laa (“to be many”). A bundle of 100 squirrel skins was formerly used as a unit of trade.

Numeral

tseles desdlaann (Mentasta)

  1. one hundred

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 263, 277, 634
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