gáagii

Navajo

Etymology

onomatopoeia + -ii (nominalizer). Compare Ahtna ggaaggi (“bird”), Western Apache gaagé (“crow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̂ːkìː/

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Noun

gáagii

1. crow

Derived terms

• gáagii naashchʼąąʼígíí (“roller”)

See also

• zhį́ʼii (“raven”)

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical Lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 199