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Etymology

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Cognate with Western Apache kǫʼ, Chiricahua kųų, Jicarilla ko̱ʼ, Lipan kǫǫʼ, Plains Apache kǫʼ, Tsuut'ina , Chipewyan kon, Beaver kʊ́n, Carrier kʊn, Sekani kon, Ahtna konʼ, Gwich'in kwʼanʼ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /k͡xõʔ˩/
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Noun

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kǫʼ

  1. fire
    • 1985, Diyin God Bizaad: The Holy Bible in Navajo, Acts 2:3:
      Áko tʼááłáʼí jinítínígo atsooʼ kǫʼ ndahalingo hakʼijįʼ adahwiizleʼgo dajiiłtsą́.
      And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

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