Ahééhíshį́į́h

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Etymology edit

Literally, it's always summer, from ahéé- (around in a circle) + hi- (seriative prefix indicating around and around)-shį́į́h (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́, “to become summer”) (compare shį́ (summer)).

Pronunciation edit

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Proper noun edit

Ahééhíshį́į́h

  1. California (a state of the United States)
  2. Phoenix (the capital and largest city of Arizona, United States)

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