Ahtna
[ aht-nuh ]
noun,plural Aht·nas, (especially collectively) Aht·na for 1.
a member of a group of Indians inhabiting the Copper River Valley in southeastern Alaska.
the Athabascan language of the Ahtna.
Origin of Ahtna
1First recorded in 1875–80; from Russian Atna a name for the Copper River, from Ahtna ʔatnaʔ the lower Copper River (placename of obscure origin)
- Also Ah·te·na [aht-n-uh, aht-nuh], /ˈɑt n ə, ˈɑt nə/, At·na [aht-nuh] /ˈɑt nə/ .
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How to use Ahtna in a sentence
Hence, there may not only be more Atnas than one, but there actually are more than one.
Opuscula | Robert Gordon LathamWrangell believes the Koltschanes, Atnas, and Kolosches to be one people.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 | Hubert Howe BancroftThey fall into two divisions, whereof the nearer can make itself intelligible to the Atnas and Kenays.
Opuscula | Robert Gordon Latham
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