after the noun they modify. Examples of this include the name of the deity or trickster figure , where is the noun "raven" and the adjective "little, small" or in the term "permafrost", a combination of "land, ground" and "frozen". This word order is also seen in place names such as "Denali/Mount McKinley", literally "Biggest Mountain", and "Lake Susitna", literally "Big Lake". References External links Ahtna basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Ahtna Language, Mentasta Dialect Ahtna language, Chistochina Dialect An Ahtna language story Endangered Language Project: Ahtna Ahtna Noun Dictionary and Pronunciation Guide (2nd Edition) Ahtna Critically endangered languages Northern Athabaskan languages Indigenous languages of Alaska Indigenous languages of the North American Subarctic Endangered Dené–Yeniseian languages Native American language revitalization Official languages of Alaska