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
Navajo People
Anasazi is a Navajo word that means Ancient Ones or Ancient Enemy, hence Pueblo peoples' rejection of it (see exonym). Pueblo, is a Spanish term for "village."
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How do you say bird in Navajo?

bird or birds

Tsídii is the Navajo word for birds of all types.
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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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How do you say Crow in Navajo?

translations crow
  1. ga-gih. Navajo-Code-Talker-s-Dictionary.
  2. gáagii. noun. en any bird of the genus Corvus. +3 definitions. en.wiktionary.org.
  3. zhį́ʼii. noun. Dbnary: Wiktionary as Linguistic Linked Open Data.
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How do you say Fox 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 to Name Animals in the Navajo Language



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 bear in Navajo?

Shash means bear in Navajo.
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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 star in Navajo?

Today's word is Navajo for FIRE. It's remarkably similar to sǫ' which is the word for star.
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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 butterfly in Navajo?

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

Dah yi'itihi means 'hummingbird' in Navajo.
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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.
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What does TSE mean in Navajo?

rock, stone, boulder.
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How do you say beautiful in Navajo?

Nizhoni means Beautiful in the Navajo language.
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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 turtle in Navajo?

Turtle is called "Ch'ééh digháhii" or "Tsisteeł" 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 donkey in Navajo?

télii in English
  1. donkey. noun. en a domestic animal. en.wiktionary.org.
  2. ass. noun. Dbnary: Wiktionary as Linguistic Linked Open Data.
  3. en donkey, burro. enwiki-01-2017-defs.
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How do you say Buffalo in Navajo?

Importance of Indigenous Cultures

The American bison or buffalo (iinniiwa in Blackfoot, tatanka in Lakota, ivanbito in Navajo, Kuts in Paiute) is the most significant animal to many American Indian nations.
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