háadish nitsʼééʼ łeeʼ sitą́

Navajo

Navajo phrasebook

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Etymology

háadi (“where”) + -ísh (interrogative suffix) + ni- (“your”) + atsʼééʼ (“umbilicus”) + łeeʼ (“in the ground”) + sitą́ (“a slender stiff object lies”) (literally, where is your umbilical cord buried?)

Phrase

háadish nitsʼééʼ łeeʼ sitą́?

(dated) where are you from?

Synonyms