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In Navajo the term for silver is béésh łigaii.

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Is the word Navajo a noun or pronoun?

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.)


How do you say grey in Navajo?

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Did plains Indians use turquoise for jewelry?

NO. Only the Southwestern tribes Pueblo and Navajo.


How can you use the word turquoise in a sentence?

She wore a beautiful necklace with a turquoise pendant.


Navajo Indian tools?

The tools that the Navajo used were wooden rakes and hoes for farming and spindles and looms for weaving. To bore holes into turquoise and other beads, they would use pump drills.


What is the Navajo word for boy?

The Navajo word for boy is Ashkii, and boys is Ashiiké.


What is the German word for turquoise?

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What does the word Danae mean in the Navajo language?

a navajo


Colors that represented the Navajo Indians?

navajo colors:There are four sacred colors: in the east- white and white shell, in the south- blue and turquoise gemstones, in the west- yellow and abalone, and in the north- black and jet.


What does the sky word means in Navajo?

The Navajo word for sky is yá. Or yádiłhił or yá'ąąsh.


What's the Navajo word for belt?

In Navajo the word for belt is sis. A traditional Navajo belt of leather with silver conchos sewn on it is called sisŁigai.


What is a sentence with the word turquoise?

Here is an example sentence for the word 'turquoise':The scenery was utterly beautiful, with the turquoiselake blending into the blue, cloudless sky.