neeshchʼííʼ

Navajo

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nèːʃt͡ʃʼíːʔ/

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Noun

neeshchʼííʼ

1. pine nut
2. (singular or plural) nut (can refer to nuts in general, but this term is not exactly equivalent to the English word "nut" because one cannot call any particular kind of nut a neeshchʼííʼ unless it is a pine nut; other types of nuts have their own names.)

Inflection

possessives of neeshchʼííʼ

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shineeshchʼííʼ	nihineeshchʼííʼ	danihineeshchʼííʼ
2nd person	nineeshchʼííʼ	nihineeshchʼííʼ	danihineeshchʼííʼ
3rd person	bineeshchʼííʼ
4th person (3o)	yineeshchʼííʼ
4th person (3a)	haneeshchʼííʼ
Indefinite (3i)	aneeshchʼííʼ

Derived terms

• neeshchʼííʼ biyaʼ (“pine weevil”)
• neeshchʼííʼ hááheeshchiiʼí (“almond”)
• neeshchʼíínímazí (“hazelnut”)
• neeshchʼííłgai (“cashew”)
• Bilagáana bineeshchʼííʼ (“peanut”)