mąʼii

See also: maʼii

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mąʼii

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mɑ̃̀ʔìː/
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Noun edit

mąʼii

coyote
Tłʼéédą́ą́ʼ mąʼii łą́ągo daacha ńtʼééʼ ― last night, there were many coyotes howling.
Used in colloquial themes connoting contempt.

Alternative forms edit

maʼii

Derived terms edit

Mąʼii Ashkii (“Geronimo”)
mąʼii bizaʼazis hólóní
mąʼii chʼil (“goldenrod”)
mąʼii łitsooí (“fox, red fox”)
mąʼiitsoh (“wolf”)
tábąąh mąʼii (“raccoon”)
mąʼiichaan (“dung beetle”)
chąąmąʼii (“youngster, kid”)

References edit

Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 395