-niidze

== Ahtna == === Alternative forms === -niitsʼe === Etymology === Equivalent to naeʼ (“upriver, behind”) +‎ -dze (ablative suffix) === Stem === -niidze from upriver ʼuniidze tsʼidinitsʼii ― the wind is blowing from (distantly) upriver from behind ==== Usage notes ==== Like other directionals, this stem is paired with one of the nine directional prefixes. === References === Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 296