iiʼ sizíinii

Etymology

iiʼ (“inside one”) + sizį́ (“it stands”) + -n- (ligature) + -ii (nominalizing suffix)

Noun

iiʼ sizíinii (possessed form biiʼ sizíinii)

  1. soul

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 475.
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