Tsoodził

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Tsoodził

Etymology edit

Possibly from atsooʼ (“tongue”) + dził (“mountain”). Another theory is that is comes from tsodizin (“prayer”) + dził (“mountain”).

Proper noun edit

Tsoodził

Mount Taylor, New Mexico

Usage notes edit

One of the six sacred mountains of the Navajo. Tsoodził, associated with dootłʼizhii (turquoise) and the color blue, marks the southern boundary of Dinétah.