See also: ghąąjįʼ
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, "back-to-back": hwííshgháán (one’s back) + -jįʼ (against it). Compare Western Apache Ghąązhįʼ (October, lying side-by-side).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ghąąjįʼ

  1. October

Usage notes

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Ghąąjįʼ is considered the first month of the Navajo calendar, and back-to-back refers to the interface between the end of the preceding year and the beginning of the new one.

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