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loanwords in that language. It has been
suggested that the
female given name
Kuuna derives from kona, the Old
Norse word for "woman" and "wife". The available...
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Jaalen Edenshaw conducted archival research. The
title in
Haida is SG̲aawaay
Ḵʹuuna,
which refers to a
Haida proverb: "The
world is as
sharp as the edge of...
- The
Noatak River (Inupiaq:
Nuataam Kuuŋa) (also Noatok, Noatuk, Nunatok, or Notoark) is a
river in the
northwestern part of the U.S.
state of Alaska....
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stage name
Machida Machizō (町田町蔵). Inu
released their first album,
Meshi Kuuna! (literally "Don't eat!") in 1981. The band
split shortly after the album...
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Along with
Helen Haig-Brown, he co-directed Edge of the
Knife (SG̲aawaay
Ḵʹuuna), the
first Haida language feature film. The son of
noted Haida artist Guujaaw...
- ~ *yi 2M *ka *ku, *ka 2F *ki(m) *kim 3M *nì *si, *isi 3F *ta 1PL *mun (incl.), *na (excl.) (*-na ~ *-nu ~ *-ni) ? 2PL *kun *
kuuna 3PL *sun *su ~ *usu...
- The
Selawik River (Iñupiaq: Siiḷivium
Kuuŋa; Koyukon: Nozaatne) is a stream, 140
miles (230 km) long, in the
northwestern part of the U.S.
state of Alaska...
- (exclusive) 2 m.
Ehret *ku, *ka *(ʔ)ânt/(ʔ)înt- *
kuuna Blažek *ku *ta *kunwa *tunwa 2 f.
Ehret *ki *(ʔ)ânt/(ʔ)înt- *
kuuna Blažek *ki *ti *kinya *tunya 3
Ehret *si...
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speaking among themselves.
Other words which may be of
Norse origin include Kuuna (female
given name,
probably from Old
Norse kona "woman", "wife"), sava...
- feature-length Haida-language film, The Edge of the
Knife (Haida: SG̲aawaay
Ḵʹuuna), was released, with an all-Haida cast. The
actors learned Haida for their...
