xeł ggaaggaʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

From xeł (“darkness”) + ggaaggi (“bird”) + -eʼ. Compare Lower Tanana tsaghaɬ tsuya', of similar construction.

Noun

xeł ggaaggaʼ

  1. little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
    Synonym: xeł ggaay

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 190
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