"Dane-ẕaa" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Dunne-za [alternative], Tsattine [alternative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Beaver Dane-ẕaa, ᑕᓀᖚ. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|bea|Dane-ẕaa}} Unadapted borrowing from Beaver Dane-ẕaa Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Dane-ẕaa
  1. The language of this people, known more often as Beaver.
    Sense id: en-Dane-ẕaa-en-name-OZjpPO-W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 46 54

Noun

Forms: Dunne-za [alternative], Tsattine [alternative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Beaver Dane-ẕaa, ᑕᓀᖚ. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|bea|Dane-ẕaa}} Unadapted borrowing from Beaver Dane-ẕaa Head templates: {{en-noun|p|nolink=1}} Dane-ẕaa pl (plural only)
  1. An Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people, whose traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Dane-ẕaa-en-noun-3ePSZPiX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67

Alternative forms

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