Naaltsoos Ayiilaa
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Navajo naaltsoos (“book”) + áyiilaa (“he made it”). The name is due to a misunderstanding where the Navajo phrase for "a book written by" was interpreted as an author’s name.[1] The books’ covers bear the words Brian Wildsmith Naaltsoos Áyiilaa, meaning "a book by Brian Wildsmith."
Proper noun
[edit]- A person’s name.
Usage notes
[edit]This name is a nonexistent person, presumably Navajo, listed in several book catalogs as the co-author for the Navajo editions of children’s books by Brian Wildsmith.[2][3][4]
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.
- ^ Worldcat listing for Ayiilaa, Naaltsoos. worldcat.org. Accessed 2011-12-30.
- ^ Barnes & Noble. barnesandnoble.com. Accessed 2011-12-30.
- ^ Alibris listing. alibris.com Accessed 2011-12-30