Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dena'ina

/dəˈnaː.inə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-na'i-na
IPA: /dəˈnaː.inə/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Dena'ina people, a Native American tribe of the region surrounding Cook Inlet on the southern coast of Alaska.

name

The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dena'ina Denaʼina (literally “the people”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Denaʼina

Inflected Forms

Dena'inas (plural) Tanaina (alternative)

Synonyms

Kinayskiy

Questions

How do you pronounce dena'ina?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈnaː.inə/.
What does dena'ina mean?: A member of the Dena'ina people, a Native American tribe of the region surrounding Cook Inlet on the southern coast of Alaska.
Where does dena'ina come from?: Borrowed from Dena'ina Denaʼina (literally “the people”).

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