ana

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Membrane -ana: any thin, transparent, flexible body tissue: specifically the wing tissue between the veins: in Heteroptera, the thin membranous tip of the hemelytra.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

These are similar to the Interrogative Nouns and are formed by the addition of the syllables -aua, -ana, or -ala instead of a.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood

Finally, Zanasanes may be referred to the root zan or jan, "to kill," which is perhaps simply followed by the common appellative suffix -ana.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

The demonstrative adjectives in Fuyuge are represented by the suffixes -ana, this, -ala, this, here, -vala that, there.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood