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O'odham
- a'an (Saxton/Saxton)
- aʼan (omission of initial glottal stop in writing)
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Tepehuan ánai, Huichol ꞌaná, Central Tarahumara aná.
Noun
ʼaʼan (plural ʼaʼan)
- wing
References
- Saxton, Dean, Saxton, Lucille, Enos, Susie (1983) Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, second edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press