biyáázh

Navajo

Noun

biyáázh

1. its young
2. her son, her nephew
3. her mother's brother, her paternal uncle
4. her father's brother's son's son, her first cousin once removed

Usage notes

When speaking of humans, this word means that the relative is the son, nephew, or uncle of a woman, so a male neighbor would say biyáázh when referring to his female neighbor’s son, etc.

Inflection

possessives of biyáázh

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shiyáázh	nihiyáázh	danihiyáázh
2nd person	niyáázh	nihiyáázh	danihiyáázh
3rd person	biyáázh
4th person (3o)	yiyáázh
4th person (3a)	hayáázh
Indefinite (3i)	ayáázh

See also

• adaʼ
• biyeʼ