naanaachʾoonchʾitʾrainbow"The rainbow was called nana concit, hanging on-air. It was also called tcenes ailage, thunder-god did-it. The Kato were afraid of the rainbow and were warned at "school" to keep away from it. A rainbow was also a sign that a woman had given birth to a child." (Loeb, p.22)synChʾeeneesh ailaagh-eerainbownaanaachʾoochʾitʾrainbow8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum1.1Skyder. ofnaanaa-downward movementchʾ-3Indefoo-CON√CHʾITʾstretch O=iNRsomething stretched downwardTanaina -k'et', k'at', hang/stretchcfnaachʾoonchʾitʾrainbownaanaachʾoochʾitʾrainbowSource forms: ná‑na‑chó‑chŭtNah´-nah chōn-chetnana concit
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