daʼnílʼį́

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From da- pl + ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + nílʼį́ (it is looked at), passive form of yiníłʼį́ (he looks at it). Literally, things are looked at.

Noun[edit]

daʼnílʼį́

  1. movie, exhibition
  2. circus, museum

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