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 Chee mean in Native American?

Etymology. From łichííʼ (“red”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.
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What does Chee Chee mean?

Definition of chee-chee

usually offensive. : a person of mixed European and Asian descent.
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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 dog in Navajo?

Also shortened to just łééchąą', the Navajo word łééchąą'í refers to domesticated dogs.
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What does "Yá'át'ééh" mean? (Navajo Greeting)



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.
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What does Jini mean in Navajo?

– Jo' Jini'. These may be the most common two Navajo words that are spoken everyday by the Navajo people. The English translation of Jo'Jini' is “That's What I Heard.” Navajo Nation Curator Clarenda Begay stated, “The words Jo' Jini' just came to me one day.
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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 drunk in Navajo?

The Navajo word "glonnie" meaning "drunkard".
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Is Chee a word?

No, chee is not in the scrabble dictionary.
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Is Chee a slur?

Chee-Chee, an ethnic slur against an Anglo-Indian or Eurasian half-caste; also a reference to English spoken with a South Asian accent. Chee-Chee and Peppy, an American teen R&B vocal duo in the early 1970s. Frank DeMayo (1885-1949?), Missouri mobster nicknamed "Chee-Chee"
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What is Chi Chi slang for?

chichi (plural chichis) (slang, Latin America, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast. quotations ▼
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What does the name Chee mean?

[Qi / Chee] Meaning: (name of states and dynasties at several different periods), neat, even, level with, identical, simultaneous, all together, to even sth out.
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Where is Chee from?

Hailing from South Africa, Chee emerged out of the international bass scene by earning acclaim for his lateral sound design and abundant beat making skills.
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Is Chee a male or female name?

Chee is a unisex given name.
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What is the Navajo word for moon?

Tł'éé'honaa'éí I was once told this word meant: the one carried at night. This is a Navajo word for 'moon. ' There are two common Navajo words for moon, but tł'éé'honaa'éí is the one most commonly...
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What does Hozho mean in Navajo?

It has been said that Hózhó may be the most important word in the Navajo language. Often translated as 'balance and beauty' the concept of Hózhó carries with it an important emphasis on states of harmony.
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What is the Navajo word for girl?

Looking closer at the word, you'll notice asdzáán, which takes on the meaning of woman, or female.
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How do you say fat in Navajo?

This Navajo word, along with its other forms bik'ah and be'ak'ah, refer commonly to (its) fat.
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What is the definition of Jinni?

Definition of jinni

1 : one of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabit the earth, assume various forms, and exercise supernatural power. 2 : genie sense 2.
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What is the Navajo word for bear?

Shash means bear in Navajo.
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How do you say warrior in Navajo?

In Diné (Navajo), the word for warrior is naabaahii.
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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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