-tse ghaltsiiłen

== Ahtna == === Etymology === By surface analysis, -tseʼ (“head”) + ghaltsiiłen, composed of gh- (progressive) +‎ l- (classifier) +‎ tsiił (progressive stem of the root tsii (“to make a singular object”)) +‎ -en (singular human suffix). === Noun === -tse ghaltsiiłen head of a clan === References === Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 388