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Ahtna

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Ahtna
nʼeł
postp
This is a postposition used to mean 'with you' when referring to one person. It is the second-person singular form of the root meaning 'with'.

“Nʼeł dzaen cʼahtseł.”

I will go with you today.

Also means
  1. second-person singular form of ʼeł
  2. with you

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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neʼeł
postp
This postposition means 'with us'. It is used to indicate that something is happening or being shared together with the speaker and at least one other person.

“Neʼeł kʼełiyi cʼełtʼaani.”

We are eating with us.

Also means
  1. first-person plural form of ʼeł
  2. with us

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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nekʼos
noun
This is a possessive form meaning our neck. It refers to the neck shared by a group of people.

“Nekʼos tsʼitʼi.”

Our necks are sore.

Also means
  1. first-person plural possessed form of -kʼos
  2. our neck

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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neniic
noun
A state of being happy or experiencing joy.

“Neniic deni.”

Happiness is good.

Also means
  1. happiness

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tnes
verb
This verb is used when someone knows, notices, or is aware of a person or thing.

“iʼeł tnes”

he/she knows him/her/it

Also means
  1. he/she knows him/her/it, notices it, is aware of it
  2. he/she knows him/her/it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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diineʼ
noun
This is the reflexive possessive form of the word for mind. It refers to a person's own mind.

“Diineʼ nayiłtʼa.”

He is changing his own mind.

Also means
  1. singular reflexive possessed form of -iineʼ
  2. one's own mind

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tseneł
noun
A type of woodpecker that is brown with black markings and a red patch on its neck.

“tseneł dene yeł kʼełtʼaayi.”

The northern flicker is a bird that is seen in the woods.

Also means
  1. northern flicker

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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xiineʼ
noun
This word identifies the backbones belonging to a group of people or animals.

“xiineʼ dzaneʼ.”

Their backbones are long.

Also means
  1. third-person plural possessed form of -iineʼ

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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-yeneʼ
noun
The series of bones extending down the back of a person or animal.

“Deyeneʼ.”

His or her backbone.

Also means
  1. backbone
  2. spine

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cʼiineʼ
noun
This refers specifically to the backbone found inside a fish.

“cʼiineʼ deghu tsiix.”

The fish backbone is very hard.

Also means
  1. backbone of a fish

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hdiineʼ
noun
This is a grammatical form used to talk about the backbones of a group of people or things as they relate to themselves.

“hdiineʼ kałtʼes.”

They are roasting their own backbones.

Also means
  1. plural reflexive possessed form of -iineʼ

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsetneł
noun
A traditional tool made with a stone head used for chopping.

“Tsetneł nitsii.”

The stone axe is large.

Also means
  1. stone axe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kʼetnesi
num
Used to count a quantity of nine inanimate objects or things.

“Kʼetnesi sela.”

There are nine things.

Also means
  1. nine (things)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kudetnes
verb
This verb describes a person who is well-organized and keeps their surroundings clean or tidy.

“Kudetnes.”

He/she is neat and orderly.

“Tene kudetnes.”

The man is neat and orderly.

Also means
  1. he/she is neat, orderly

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kuʼiineʼ
noun
A form used to show possession of backbones by a third-person plural group.

“kuʼiineʼ tsii.”

Their backbones are strong.

Also means
  1. third-person plural possessed form of -iineʼ

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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nhwiineʼ
noun
This is used when speaking to a group of people about their backbones.

“nhwiineʼ deghu.”

Your (plural) backbones are hard.

Also means
  1. second-person plural possessed form of -iineʼ

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cʼekunesi
noun
A substance used for healing or treating illness.

“Cʼekunesi taatniił.”

Take the medicine.

Also means
  1. medicine

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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niłʼiineʼ
noun
This is a general way to refer to a backbone without specifying exactly whose it is.

“niłʼiineʼ kʼedi.”

One sees an indefinite backbone.

Also means
  1. indefinite possessed form of -iineʼ

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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niłtsaaneʼ
noun
This is the indefinite possessed form of the word for excrement.

“niłtsaaneʼ”

Someone's excrement.

Also means
  1. indefinite possessed form of tsaanʼ
  2. Someone's excrement

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tʼanelyaesi
noun
A small object from a plant that is used to grow a new vegetable.

“tʼanelyaesi k'ey dzeł ts'it.”

The vegetable seed is from the mountain.

Also means
  1. vegetable seed

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsʼinelcʼetʼ
verb
This verb describes someone who spends an excessive amount of time lying down.

“Dene tsʼinelcʼetʼ.”

The person lies down too much.

Also means
  1. he/she lies down too much

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsʼehwneniige
verb
Describes someone who is not smart or acts in a foolish way.

“tsʼehwneniige”

he/she is stupid

Also means
  1. he/she is stupid

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsʼehwneznese
verb
This word describes someone who is acting in an irrational or mentally unstable way. It is used to speak about a person's state of mind.

“Dziye tsʼehwneznese.”

That person is crazy.

“Dzeń tsʼehwneznese.”

He is crazy today.

Also means
  1. he/she is crazy

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsʼihnezcʼetʼ
verb
This verb is used when a group of people or things are positioned in a straight row.

“Kʼet tsʼihnezcʼetʼ.”

They are standing in a line.

“Dene tsʼihnezcʼetʼ.”

They are standing in a line.

Also means
  1. they are standing in a line

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kʼetnes ukʼedi
num
This phrase represents the number nineteen used when counting items.

“Kʼetnes ukʼedi dzeh dghul.”

There are nineteen caribou on the mountain.

Also means
  1. nineteen (things)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kʼetnes ukʼetde
adv
An alternative way to refer to something that happens nineteen times or in nineteen places.

“kʼetnes ukʼetde tsʼełtʼa.”

It was done nineteen times.

Also means
  1. nineteen times
  2. nineteen places

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kʼetnes ukʼetne
num
This term refers to a group numbering exactly nineteen people. It is used as a numerical identifier for people.

“kʼetnes ukʼetne dghaan.”

Nineteen people arrived.

Also means
  1. nineteen people

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsʼiłkʼey kolne
num
This term is used specifically when counting a group of nine people.

“Tsʼiłkʼey kolne dnel'a.”

Nine people are visible.

Also means
  1. nine (people)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kʼetnes deztaann
num
The number ninety in Ahtna.

“kʼetnes deztaann ntsii.”

There are ninety of them.

Also means
  1. ninety

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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uʼeł tiʼnezdlaayi
noun
A weight attached to a fishing line to help it sink deep into the water.

“uʼeł tiʼnezdlaayi cʼełtʼa”

The sinker is on the fishing line.

Also means
  1. sinker (weight used on a fishing line)
  2. sinker

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsʼiłkʼey kole ukʼetne
num
This is a counting term specifically for a group of nineteen people. It functions as a numerical noun phrase.

“tsʼiłkʼey kole ukʼetne neghaltsen.”

Nineteen people are working.

Also means
  1. nineteen people

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsʼiłghatne tsʼiłkʼey ukʼedi
num
An alternative Ahtna term used to count to twenty-one.

“tsʼiłghatne tsʼiłkʼey ukʼedi kʼe yiti”

he has twenty-one of them

Also means
  1. twenty-one

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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