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Ahtna Place Names Lists Version 3.2 (Revised July 15, 2013, 2436 Names) Ahtna Place Names Lists version 3.2 (revised July 15, 2013, 2436 names) 0. Extraterritorial and Regional 1Dghelaay, Dghelaay Tah in the mountains, or the Alaska Range; the (archaically) plural objects that Wrangell Mountains, are suspended Talkeetna Mts Tarkhonov 1797; Moffit 1904 "telo country"; same name used for 63.5423, -146.4911, mtgroup (all) the major mountains 1.1Dghelaay Ce'e, Deghilaay big mountain Mount McKinley, Denali Ce'e, Ggalaay Ce'e Wrangell 1839 "Tenada" from Western Alaska Athabascan; the 63.0691, -151.0063, mtgroup (NRadj) name Denali, <Deenaalee is not used in Ahtna 3 'Atna' Nene' Ω river land Copper River Valley 61.9517, -145.7966, 1region (all) 4 'Atna' (L, C), K'etna' (U); Ω river Copper River Ts'itu' Analysis of 'At-, K'et- is uncertain. ^Tarkhanov 1797, Wrangell 1839 61.8270, -145.0794, 1stream (all) map "Atna"; Dall 1875 "Atna"; deLaguna 1970:1, Geohagen 1903; also used in ethnonym 'Atnahwt'aene 'Ahtna people' 4.1'Atna' Bene' Ahtna lake Glacial Lake Ahtna a speculative place name 62.3274, -145.7786, region (GRadj) 5Ts'itu' major river'; 'straight water Copper River deLaguna 1970:1; alternate name 61.2730, -144.8426, 1stream (all) 6Xentna' bend river lower copper river below Tonsina deLaguna 1970:2 61.3389, -144.7698, stream 7 I'na' Daa'a, C'ena' Daa'a the stream downriver lower Copper River area Possible source for Kanata Ck, (see entry 61) formerly for the north 61.1067, -144.8379, region fork of the Teikel River, Rohn 1899 8Bes Nezdlaayi river bank that extends in a bluff on E bank of Copper line (rope-like) River Refers to east bank of Copper River curving around Mt. Drum. 62.2820, -145.2417, l-trail 9Hwtsaay Nene' small timber land west Upper Gulkana River & Upper Susitna River plateau deLaguna 1970:37; also in common ethnonym Hwtsaay Hwt'aene; 62.8785, -146.5058, 1region (all) two cognate ethnonyms like are related as affliated band movements (Ketchumstock and upper Stony R, Mulchatna bands). Note also tsaay 'dwarf tree' in K'ey Tsaay gha 10Datggadi Nene' K'et in the upper country westerly Ahtna uplands, especially Tyone Lake area Possible subtle contrasts between 'Utggu tah , Datdgadze' etc 62.4285, -146.2936, region (all) 11Tatl'ah Nene' headwaters land upper Copper River above Slana Also refers to Slana River area. 62.7054, -143.8512, 1region 12Henggey Tah, Xanggu Tah in the uplands Central Alaska Range 63.3377, -146.2556, mtgroup (GRadj) Ahtna Place Names Lists (July 15, 2013) 1 of 139 0. Extraterritorial and Regional 13Dzeł Cene base of the mountains Nutzotin Mountains & upper Tanana River uplands area Allen 1887:137; Nutzotin from UT ethnonym Niits'ą' Hwt'iin 'people 62.2944, -142.7825, 1region from upstream' 14Ba'aaxe, Ba'aadi Nene' K'et outside (the Alaska Range)'; Tanana Valley 'on outside lands 63.5354, -143.4145, 1region 15Ba'aaxe Tuu' outside water Tanana River 63.3959, -142.9205, 1stream (NRadj) 15.1Niculaghaay along big island Tanana village, "Fort Yukon" (JMc) 65.1683, -151.9366, village (NRadj) 15.2Tuu Tl'aat head of the water Toklat village site Wrangell 1839 (in Dena'ina); recognized by JT. He had never gone 64.4712, -150.3283, village (NRadj) to Toklat. 15.3Kantiis Na' ? river Kantishna River Recognized by JT 64.5601, -150.1742, stream 15.4Łenmaec loan Fairbanks 64.8311, -147.7620, village 16C'ezes Daztaande where skin is suspended Dawson, Moosehide 64.2803, -139.7098, village 17 Nikah Tuu', Nukah Tuu' Ω water Yukon River Allen 1887:68 "Niga To"; the name Yuukan is not used much by 65.1521, -153.1697, 1stream Ahtna speakers 18Danse, Danse' in the forward direction Cook Inlet area; Prince William Sound area general direction; appears in name Dastnaey "Dena'ina people' 61.0369, -149.2581, 1region (MRadj) 19Natu' salt water Pacific Ocean 60.6512, -147.0596, region 19.1Natu' Baaghe ocean shore coast of Pacific, ocean shore 61.0802, -146.4495, region (MRadj) 20'Usghu Daa'a Tah ahead and downstream out in the Pacifc Ocean 60.5732, -146.9218, region 21Yakutaat loan Yakutat from Eyak Diiya'guda't 60.0656, -142.4315, village 22Dzełkaat from Eyak Jiłqaht Bering River 60.2889, -144.1801, village 22.1[Daxtaeł] elevated flat Duktoth River derived here from rhe Eyak name, which in turn is possibly from 60.1953, -142.5868, stream Ahtna or other Athbascan name 1. Copper River, mouth to Chitina 23.1'Iyaak T'aa Eyak place Eyak village 'Iyaak is from Alutiiq Igyaaqlit "outlet of lake". 60.5206, -145.5976, village Ahtna Place Names Lists (July 15, 2013) 2 of 139 1. Copper River, mouth to Chitina 24'Iyaak Bene' Eyak lake Eyak Lake 60.5503, -145.6727, lake 25Nudzak from Alutiiq Nuuciq Nuchek 60.3324, -146.6590, village 26Bey'nelaayi objects lean toward it Mummy Island 60.4637, -146.0132, island 27Tatitl'aa back water Valdez Arm 61.1030, -146.4084, region 27.1Bayliisde place he/she cust. puts objects Valdez by him a re-shaped loan word, very interesting! 61.1295, -146.3575, village 28Tatitl'aa Na' back water river Lowe River 61.0562, -146.0336, stream 29Tatitl'aa Tates back water pass Thompson Pass trail on Allen 1887 map; Rohn 1899 61.1338, -145.7451, trail 30Tacae'e water mouth Copper River Delta, Cordova 60.4225, -144.9829, mouth 31Tsetggax ?above the rock Alaganik village from Eyak p.n. list; Wrangell 1839 perhaps "summer home of the 60.4429, -145.2181, village Ugalentz" (Eyak) 32Tacae'e Nuu' water mouth island Long Island 60.4521, -144.9886, island 33Tacae'e Nani'aayi object that extends across the railroad bridge at Copper delta River Delta 60.5092, -144.8970, historic 33.1"Anee" "west channel of Copper River" Allen 1887:20 cites Serrebrennikov; probably directional -nii 60.4947, -145.0292, locale upstream 34.1'Utggu Daa' above the downstream upper end of Copper River delta elicited with Jim McKinley from Eyak place names list 60.5871, -144.8633, region 35Tay'laxden where fish spawn at mouth of Sheep Creek 60.4584, -144.7728, mouth 36Tay'laxi Na' spawning stream 39 Mile Creek or Clear Creek 60.5353, -144.7950, stream 37Sbaay Ggalaaye' mountain goat mountain Goat Mountain Orth:Named in 1910 by survey crew working on the Copper River 60.6149, -144.6620, landform and Northwestern RR. 37.1Sbaay Ggalaaye' Luu' mountain goat mountain glacier McPherson Glacier 60.5516, -144.5877, glacier 38Hwdaandi Łuu downriver glacier Childs To Glacier 60.6790, -144.8747, glacier 39Nuu Ghaay along island island near Childs Glacier deLaguna 1970:1 60.6179, -144.8482, island Ahtna Place Names Lists (July 15, 2013) 3 of 139 1. Copper River, mouth to Chitina 40Łuu Ghatgge between the glaciers area between Childs and Miles Glaciers 60.7025, -144.6875, locale 41Łuu Ghatgge Bene' between the glaciers lake Miles Lake 60.6810, -144.6697, lake 42Hwniindi Łuu upriver glacier Miles Glacier 60.6420, -144.3704, glacier 43Ni'aani that which protrudes Mount O'Neil, Mt. Williams 60.7027, -144.8356, landform 43.1Ni'aani Luu' that which protrudes glacier Allen Glacier 60.7978, -144.7845, glacier 44Ni'aani T'aa beneath that which protrudes camp at base of Mount O'Neel 60.6913, -144.7423, locale 45Tsaani Tu'ułtaanden where grizzly bear trail goes Mile 52 on railroad past 60.7115, -144.7188, locale 46Ts'akae Nanalyaesden where the women are carried rapids at upper Miles Lake across 60.7229, -144.5680, trail 47Nataghił'aaden current flows down place Baird Canyon 60.7573, -144.5206, locale 47.1Hwc'abeni lake that is opposite lake southeast of The Peninsula 61.0082, -144.6822, lake 47.2Xax T'ox Tayene' goose nest straight stretch river bar N of Bremner River 60.9746, -144.6866, locale 48Saghani Ggaay Detl'uule' where raven forgot his rope mt N of Wernicke River Nanelna'den mouth 60.8522, -144.4789, landform 48.1Saghani Ggaay Detl'uule' where raven forgot his rope Wernicke River Nanelna' Na' stream 60.8403, -144.3821, stream 48.2Saghani Ggaay Detl'uule' where raven forgot his rope Wernicke Glacier Nanelna' Luu' glacier 60.7833, -144.1468, glacier 49Dadaa'i Na' downriver river Bremner River Allen 1887:44, map; Geohagen 1903, deLaguna 1970:1 61.0305, -144.5123, s-trail 49.1"Tauganye" n.k. on lower Copper River Wrangell map; not recognized by speakers 61.3407, -144.7153, locale 50n.k. village on Porcupine Creek off Little Bremner River deLaguna 1970:1 61.1116, -144.3684, village Ahtna Place Names Lists (July 15, 2013) 4 of 139 1. Copper River, mouth to Chitina 51"Golconda" ^Golconda Creek into N Fork Bremner River ^Orth:Local name published by F. H. Moffit (1920, pl. 5), USGS. 60.9662, -143.5651, locale Geoff Bleakley (4-29-09): Not an Ahtrna name. Name originated in 16th century India, for name of a rich diamond-mining town. Miners have applied it to numerous mining sites. 52T'aghes Nuu Na' cottonwood island river Tasnuna River Allen 1887:44, map; Baker 1928 61.0476, -145.1743, s-trail 52.1T'aghes Nuu cottonwood island island below Tasnuna River Allen 1887:44 60.9969, -144.7928, island 52.2T'aghes Nuu Na' Tates cottonwood island river pass Marshall Pass Allen 1887:map, trail to Valdez Arm 61.0994, -145.4670, trail 52.3T'aghes Nuu Na' Luu' cottonwood island river glacier Woodward Glacier or Tasnuna Glacier Orth:Named in 1963 by A. S. Post, Univ. of Washington, "for the 61.0511, -145.4579, glacier Tasnuna River." 53Uti'sneldziits'i the one we danced out to The Peninsula deLaguna 1970:1, "Mi. 114 on rr"; Kari & Tuttle 2005; "The 61.0273, -144.7481, landform Peninsula" is on Abercrombie 1898 map 54Uti'sneldziits'i Bene' the one we danced out to lake lake east of The Peninsula 61.0392, -144.7354, lake 56Tsaani Zelghaenden where a grizzly was killed second stream N of The Peninsula @mi.
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