athabascanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan

語源

From Athabasca +‎ -an, from Cree Ahđapaskâw (literally “where there are plants distributed in a net-like pattern”).

形容詞

Athabascan (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest.
   • 2015 August 31, The Guardian:

     “I’d like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honour, respect and gratitude to the Athabascan people of Alaska,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who led the fight for the name change in Congress.

固有名詞

Athabascan

1. The family of languages spoken by these peoples.

派生語

• Proto-Athabascan

名詞

Athabascan (plural Athabascans)

1. Any member of these peoples.

参考

• Na-Dene languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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