ałtániiłgizh

Navajo

Etymology

ʼał- (reciprocal) + -ł- (classifier, causative) root -GIZH, “to cut”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. needs etymology relating to when this phrase first came into use and became popular

Verb

ałtániiłgizh

(transitive) to split