This is one of a category of words that in Navajo can only be in the possessive. e.g my mother, your mother, his mother etc....
So "my mother": shimá
your mother: nimá
his. her/it's mother: bimá
someone's mother: amá
4thperson(one's mother); hamá
our mother: nihimá
and many more....
The mark over the a make the second syllable high tone (not accent or stress). Tone changes meaning in Navajo.
Maternal grandfather. But to be correct in Navajo it cannot stand alone like this. It is a type of word that can only occur grammatically in the possessive. So, properly : shicheii - my maternal grandfather. nicheii - your m. grandfather acheii- someones bicheii- his/her/it's and so on. Sometimes Navajo English slang it is used not in the possessive and can just refer to an older man.
The Navajo word for boy is Ashkii, and boys is Ashiiké.
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In Navajo the word for belt is sis. A traditional Navajo belt of leather with silver conchos sewn on it is called sisŁigai.
The Navajo word, "Bilaganaana" means White Man of White person.
Maternal grandfather. But to be correct in Navajo it cannot stand alone like this. It is a type of word that can only occur grammatically in the possessive. So, properly : shicheii - my maternal grandfather. nicheii - your m. grandfather acheii- someones bicheii- his/her/it's and so on. Sometimes Navajo English slang it is used not in the possessive and can just refer to an older man.
The singular possessive form of the word "grandfather" is "grandfather's."
The Navajo word for boy is Ashkii, and boys is Ashiiké.
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Grandfather = Abuelo
The Navajo word for sky is yá. Or yádiłhił or yá'ąąsh.
The word Navajo is a noun, a proper noun; the name for the Navajo people of the southwestern US and the town of Navajo, NM. The word Navajo is also a proper adjective, for example Navajo language or Navajo art.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun; for example:The Navajo are known for many crafts. They make world famous silver and turquoise jewelry. (The pronoun 'they' takes the place of the noun 'Navajo' in the second sentence.)
In Navajo the word for belt is sis. A traditional Navajo belt of leather with silver conchos sewn on it is called sisŁigai.
The word "grandpa" is short for grandfather.
The word for grandfather in Basque is "aitxitxe."
The Navajo word, "Bilaganaana" means White Man of White person.
The Navajo word is daan or daango.