xa'elneyi
Lower Tanana
Alternative forms
- xa'ulneyi (Chena, Toklat-Bearpaw)
Etymology
From nik (“to move the hand, feel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xæʔəlnəji/, /χæʔəlnəji/
Noun
xa'elneyi (Minto-Nenana)
Derived terms
- xa'elniyi dechena' (“tentpole”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 322