bestsʼae

Ahtna

Etymology

Partially from baes (“stone”). Compare Lower Tanana bahtr'a

Noun

bestsʼae

1. a hard stone (possibly obsidian)

See also

• bestsʼaeʼe (“clay”)

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 103