nohabaindi

Carrier

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Zero-nominalization?”) Literally, “light appears in the north”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nohabaindi]
Hyphenation: no‧ha‧bain‧di

Noun

nohabaindi (syllabics ᘃᐸᗭᐉᐣᑔ)

(Stuart Lake) aurora borealis, northern lights

References

Bill Poser (?-2024) Stuart Lake Carrier Dictionary‎^[1], Vanderhoof, BC: Yinka Déné Language Institute