gáagii
Navajo
Etymology
onomatopoeia + -ii (nominalizer). Compare Ahtna ggaaggi (“bird”), Western Apache gaagé (“crow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ̂ːkìː/
Audio: (file)
Noun
gáagii
Derived terms
- gáagii naashchʼąąʼígíí (“roller”)
See also
- zhį́ʼii (“raven”)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 199