nuniya

== Lower Tanana == === Alternative forms === nuneya, nonunya, tr'enonuya, tr'enonuneya === Etymology === nun- (“porcupine, creature”) + niyh (stem of the verbal root nik (“to feel, move the hand”)) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i). Cognate with Ahtna nunyae. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nunijæ/ === Noun === nuniya animal, creature, animals ==== Derived terms ==== nuniya tlaga' (“brown bear”) === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 326, 338