How do you say GREY in Navajo?

How do you say ashy in Navajo?

In the Navajo language, chi'shie is a funny term that means “to be ashy and dirty,” an apt description for, say, growing vegetables in the dusty southwest corner of the Navajo Nation.

How do you say colors in Navajo?

How do you say Wolf in Navajo?

In Navajo, another word for "wolf" is "mai-coh," meaning witch. The Navajo fear of wolves derives not from the nature of the animal but rather from the potential for monstrous behavior from humans. Both the Navajo and the Hopi believe that human witches use or possibly abuse the wolf's powers to influence other people.

How do you say honey in Navajo?

And getting back to the honey bee, we can say tsís'ná bitł'izh to refer specifically to sweet honey. Bitł'izh is essentially saying 'its secretion'. And even more! Tsís'ná bighan (or baghan in quick speech) is a way of saying 'beehive'.

How to Say Colors in the Navajo Language

How do you say bear in Navajo?

Shash means bear in Navajo.

How do you say poop in Navajo?

Also shortened to just łééchąą', the Navajo word łééchąą'í refers to domesticated dogs. Inside this word is the separate chąą'. This is a word meaning 'excrement, feces, poop, etc.

How do you say rainbow in Navajo?

Today's Navajo Word of the Day is "rainbow." To say rainbow in Navajo, you say "nááts'íilid." To use this word in a sentence, you say Nááts'íilid ha'naa niní...

What does Ash Shay mean?

Ash-Shay•tān

— n. (in Muslim usage) Satan; the devil.

How do you say horned toad in Navajo?

Na'ashǫ́'ii dich'ízhii (horned toad) is called Cheii (Grandfather) by the Diné (Navajo).

How do you say lizard in Navajo?

lizard or reptile

Their Navajo name, na'ashǫ́'ii, can refer to practically any reptile.

What is the Navajo word for turquoise?

Navajo has a special name for this beautiful stone, which they call “Doo tl' izh ii”. The term means 'turquoise,' and it's one of the most highly recognized elements in southwestern tribal jewelry.

How do you say white in Navajo?

Łigai, or łigaii (because the 'ai' and 'aii' diphthongs sound nearly identical), is the Navajo word for the color white.

How do you say sugar in Navajo?

How do you say rain in Navajo?

Since the monsoon season is revving up and we'll be hitting some monsoon season weather, today's Navajo word, níłtsą́, refers to the rain.

How do you say finger in Navajo?

In Navajo, ála' is the hand, and zhoozh refers to a group of slender things that are arranged side-by-side in a parallel fashion. Together, this means finger in Navajo!

What does Bilagaana mean in Navajo?

white man, Anglo, Caucasian, American (an early Navajo term for Americans)

What does Abini mean in Navajo?

Navajo Times

In English, the Navajo word abíní means morning. So say you wanted to greet people with a “good morning,” you can use the word for “it is good” to create the Navajo phrase, “Yá'át'ééh abíní!” Please click on the link to hear how the word is pronounced. http://navajowotd.com/post/18372332518/abini.

What does Chee mean in Navajo?

The surname Chee is a common Navajo name, and comes from the Navajo "Chii," meaning "red." Jim Chee makes his first appearance in the fourth novel in the series, People of Darkness.

How do you say little in Navajo?

Yázhí itself is the Navajo equivalent of “little one” and is applied more broadly. For example “shizhé'é yázhí” refers to my father's younger brother (uncle or little father). “Shimá yázhí” refers to my mother's younger sister. Applied to animals, yázhí refers to the young animal, or the baby animals.