nákʼee sinilí nízaagóó bee hootʼínígíí

Etymology

nákʼee sinilí (“eyeglasses”) + nízaad (“it is far”) +‎ -góó (“as far as”) + bee (“by means of it”) + hootʼį́ (“there is vision”) +‎ -n- (ligature) +‎ -ígíí (nominalizer)

Noun

nákʼee sinilí nízaagóó bee hootʼínígíí

  1. bifocals

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 544.
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