Where does “uyii desuuli” come from?

uyii desuuli (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna uyii.

uyii desuuli (Ahtna): whistle

Definitions

  1. whistle

Ancestry of “uyii desuuli”, step by step

uyii desuuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna uyii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnauyii

via Ahtna zuul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnazuulto be a whistling sound or the sound of a flute
Every word from Ahtna uyii
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