dlǫ́ʼii
Navajo
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Athabaskan *dlunʼə (“mouse”),[1] and therefore cognate with Ahtna dluuni. Equivalent to an unclear first element dlǫ́ + -ii (nominalizer).[2]
Noun
[edit]dlǫ́ʼii
Derived terms
[edit]- dlǫ́ʼii łizhiní (“black-footed ferret”)
- dlǫ́ʼii yázhí (“least weasel”)
- dlǫ́ʼiiłgaii
- tábąąh dlǫ́ʼii (“mink”)
- náhookǫsdę́ę́ʼ dlǫ́ʼii
References
[edit]- ^ Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 157
- ^ Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 4.