kiisʼáanii

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what is the first element?”) Literally 'People of the Sitting House.' From the root -ʼĄ́ (“move (of the sun)”) + -n- (ligature) +‎ -ii (nominalizer)

Noun

kiisʼáanii

  1. pueblo (settlement)
  2. Puebloan people

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 26
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