Náanaa.eená! / Naana.éené! / Ná na ée ná! (Literally "here, here, yuck, here!") This is considered profanity, and is used when someone is really angry at another person. Traditionally, it was accompanied by the gwáatl' (fist with thumb stuck between index and middle finger). They would spit on their fist and then shake it in front of the other person's face and say this. This gesture is said to represent female privates. This is the worst thing one can say in Tlingit. Use with caution!
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