Dibé Nitsaa
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Etymology edit
From dibé (“sheep”) + nitsaa (“it is big”).
Proper noun edit
- Hesperus Mountain, Colorado
Usage notes edit
One of the six sacred mountains of the Navajo. Dibé Nitsaa, associated with the color black, marks the northern boundary of Dinétah. The Hajíínáí is said to be located here.
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Synonyms edit
- Bááshzhinii Dziil (“Jet Mountain”)
- Dził Bíniʼ Hólóonii (“Mountain that has a mind”)