naadą́ą́ʼ
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Etymology edit
From anaaʼ (“alien, enemy”) + dą́ą́ʼ (“food”), literally “enemy's food”, referring to the introduction of corn into the Navajo diet from Pueblo peoples, with whom early Navajos were often in conflict.
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naadą́ą́ʼ
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Derived terms
- naadą́ʼáłgaii (“white corn”)
- naadą́ʼáłtsoii (“yellow corn”)
- naadą́ʼshzhiin (“black corn”)
- naadą́ʼáłbáí (“gray corn”)
- naadą́łchííʼ or naadą́ʼáłchííʼ (“red corn”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ bitsiighaʼ
- naadą́ą́ʼ biwooʼ (“corn kernels”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ dilchxoshí (“popcorn”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ dootłʼizhí (“gruel made from blue cornmeal”)
- naadą́ą́tsoh (“large kerneled corn”)