xwt'ana

Lower Tanana

Etymology

xw- (areal object prefix) +‎ de- (classifier) +‎ 'an (“to have”) +‎ -na (plural people), literally “people who possess an area”. Compare Ahtna hwtʼaene.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʊtʼænæ/, /χʊtʼænæ/

Noun

xwt'ana

the people of or living in a place

Derived terms

Menhti xwt'ana (“Minto”)
nobogha xwt'ana (“Inupiaq”)
nonthegw xwt'anayi (“Ahtna, Dena'ina”)
tth'iyega' xwt'ana (“local Dene”)
xwtthoyh xwt'ana (“Ketchumstock uplands people”)

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 454