kin yaaʼáanii

Navajo

Pronunciation

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Noun

kin yaaʼáanii

1. towering house people, towering house clan

Usage notes

After First Man and First Woman reached the Fourth World (this world), their daughter Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé (Changing Woman) created the Navajo clans by rubbing off bits of her skin to make the first four clans. The kin yaaʼáanii are one of the original four Navajo clans.

Alternative forms

• kiyaaʼáanii

See also

• hashtłʼishnii
• hónágháahnii
• tó díchʼíiʼnii
• tó áhání