-baane

Ahtna

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Athabaskan *baˑ. Related to -baaghe.

Noun

-baane

1. edge, rim, border of

Derived terms

• -dabaane (“around the mouth”)

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 96