Aleut

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eskimo-Aleut; compare Yup'ik nuna.

Noun

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tanax̂

  1. earth, land

References

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  • Bergsland, Knut (1994) Aleut Dictionary (Unangam Tunudgusii). An Unabridged Lexicon of the Aleutian, Pribilof, and Commander Islands Aleut Language[1], Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, pages xxxii and 388–389.