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Navajo, roughly translated, means "the people". The Spanish first used the term Apachu de Nabajo in the 1620s to refer to the people in the Chama Valley region east of the San Juan River and Northwest of present day Santa Fe, New Mexico, and by the 1640's they were using Navajo to refer to them.
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∙ 9y agoIt comes from a Spanish hearing of a Tewa word meaning "those who farm in the wide fields in the river bottoms".
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What does the word Danae mean in the Navajo language?
a navajo
What does dibe mean in Navajo?
"Dibé" means sheep in Navajo. The second syllable is high tone. Navajo is a tonal language
What does yazzie mean in Navajo?
little
What does the Navajo word bilagaana mean?
The Navajo word, "Bilaganaana" means White Man of White person.
What does chizzy mean in Navajo?
Dirty
What does wash te mean in Navajo?
Nothing, since washte is not a Navajo word. It is a Lakota word meaning "good".
How do you say do not be mean in Navajo?
techolè al pisø
What does ayoo aniinish'ni mean in Navajo language?
i love you
What does yataalii in Navajo mean?
Medicine man. Healer.
What is shinaai mean in Navajo?
it means "my older brother"
What do the Navajo word keno sabe mean?
It is not Navajo, it is Potawatomi. The modern spelling is "gimoozaabi", and it means "faithful friend" in Potawatomi.
What does biligaana mean?
Biligaana is the Navajo word for "white man".
