How do you say Fox in Navajo?

Today's word is 'fox. ' As you might have guessed, there are two parts to the Navajo name: mą'ii (referring to the coyote) and łitsxoo'í (which refers to the color orange).
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What does a fox mean in Navajo?

Red Fox is named "Máii iiłtsoí" in the Navajo language. Like the Gray Fox, the Red Fox is said to posses a mystical healing power, and is used by Navajo Medicine Men during winter ceremonies.
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How do you say Wolf in Navajo?

In Navajo, another word for "wolf" is "mai-coh," meaning witch.
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What does Natani mean in Navajo?

Also spelled Naat'áanii Tsoh, Natani Tso, meaning "Big Leader” in Navajo, is an iconic volcanic plug, or lava butte, northwest of Kam Bimghi (Chinle) Valley in northeast Arizona.
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How do you say bear in Navajo?

Shash means bear in Navajo.
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How to Name Animals in the Navajo Language



How do you say owl in Navajo?

Here are a few common Navajo words for bird names:
  1. Atsá - Eagle.
  2. Joogii - Blue Jay.
  3. Gáagii - Crow.
  4. Naalʼeełí - Duck.
  5. Néʼéshjaaʼ - Owl.
  6. Tązhii - Turkey.
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How do you say coyote in Navajo?

The Navajo word for Coyote, Ma'ii, as well as being a generic term forwolves and foxes and, by extension, all predatory animals, is also an old Apachean word for animal.
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How do you say bobcat in Navajo?

Bobcats are named "Náshdóíłbái" in the Navajo language and are respected and greatly honored by the Navajo People.
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How do you say Hawk in Navajo?

Red-tailed Hawk is called "Atseełtsoi" in the Navajo language. Feathers of the Red-tailed Hawk are used in ceremonies by Navajo medicine man, and the bird is respected and greatly honored by the Navajo People.
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How do you say rabbit in Navajo?

The word gah in navajo means rabbit. Gahtsoh, or big rabbit, refers to a jackrabbit (which is actually a hare).
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How do you say dog in Navajo?

Also shortened to just łééchąą', the Navajo word łééchąą'í refers to domesticated dogs.
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What do Native Americans call foxes?

Fox, also called Meskwaki or Mesquakie, an Algonquian-speaking tribe of North American Indians who called themselves Meshkwakihug, the “Red-Earth People.” When they first met French traders in 1667, the tribe lived in the forest zone of what is now northeastern Wisconsin.
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What is the Navajo spirit animal?

Most Born-Again Navajos have spirit animals, charismatic megafauna such as wolves, bears or eagles. I think I've finally found my own spirit animal, too: The weasel.
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How do you say lizard in Navajo?

lizard or reptile

Their Navajo name, na'ashǫ́'ii, can refer to practically any reptile.
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How do you say scorpion in Navajo?

Scorpion is named "Séigo" in the Navajo language.
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How do you say cat in Navajo?

They told her the cat was named Mosi—the word for cat in Navajo—and that there was not another name for it.
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How do you say butterfly in Navajo?

K'aalógii is the Navajo word for butterfly.
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How do you say shut up in Navajo?

nizghééʼ en imperative: "Shut up!"
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How do you say hummingbird in Navajo?

Dah yi'itihi means 'hummingbird' in Navajo.
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How do you say chicken in Navajo?

The word naa'ahóóhai translates to chicken. “Naa'ahóóhai séłt'é” is how you would say “I cooked chicken.” This word is also used to describe other fowl, for example “naa'ahóóhaiłbáhí” or 'gray chicken' means partridge.
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How do you say goat in Navajo?

The Navajo word tł'ízí refers to a goat in English. In addition to sheep, some Navajo people keep goats.
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