Where does “niʼaa” come from?

niʼaa (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna ʼaa — A classificatory root relating to compact objects of comparable length, height, and width with no major protruding elements.

niʼaa (Ahtna): it e.g. a boat or sled extends

Definitions

  1. it e.g. a boat or sled extends

Ancestry of “niʼaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AhtnaʼaaA classificatory root relating to compact objects of comparable length, height, and width with no major protruding elements

Words derived from “niʼaa

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