Chʼóolʼį́ʼí

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Chʼóolʼį́ʼí is thought to have meant “precious stones” or “great spruce”.

Proper noun[edit]

Chʼóolʼį́ʼí

  1. El Gobernador Knob, New Mexico

Usage notes[edit]

One of the six sacred mountains of the Navajo. Dził Chʼóolʼį́ʼí is located near the center of Dinétah in Navajo Lake State Park. It was the birthplace of Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé (Changing Woman). See Diné Bahaneʼ.

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