bilagáana

See also: Bilagáana

Navajo

Etymology

From Spanish americano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪ̀lɑ̀kɑ̂ːnɑ̀/

• Audio (NV):

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Noun

bilagáana

1. white man, Anglo, Caucasian, American (an early Navajo term for Americans)

Alternative forms

• Bilagáana

Derived terms

• bilagáana tʼáá biʼałkʼiijééʼ (“American Civil War”)
• Bilagáana bizaad
• Bilagáanakʼehgo
• bilagáanakʼehgo
• Bilagáanakʼehjí

Descendants

• → Hopi: Pölakaana