tsiishgaii

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From atsiiʼ (head) + -sh- (ligature)-gai (neuter imperfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”) + -ii (nominalizer). Literally, the white-headed one.

Noun[edit]

tsiishgaii

  1. pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)