Parts of Speech: Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns.
Adjectives are not used as much in Dena'ina as in English. Concepts expressed by English adjectives are usually embedded within the Dena'ina verb (for example "he is fast" is one Dena'ina verb).
The adjectives below follow after the noun they describe and can be written as two words or the adjective may be attached to the noun (noun + adjective).
| Adjective | Meaning | Example | Meaning |
| ggwa | little, small | dghili ggwa | little mountain |
| łik'a ggwa | little dog, puppy | ||
| chuq'eya ggwa | little birch | ||
| qenq'a ggwa | small house | ||
| ka'a | big | dghili ka'a | big mountain (placename for Denali) |
| dnigi ka'a | big moose | ||
| qayeh ka'a | big village | ||
| qenq'a ka'a | big house |