naadą́ą́ʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From anaaʼ (“alien, enemy”) + dą́ą́ʼ (“food”), literally “enemy's food”, referring to the introduction of corn into the Navajo diet from Pueblo peoples, with whom early Navajos were often in conflict.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑ̀ːtɑ̃́ːʔ/
Noun
naadą́ą́ʼ
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shinaadą́ą́ʼ | nihinaadą́ą́ʼ | danihinaadą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | ninaadą́ą́ʼ | nihinaadą́ą́ʼ | danihinaadą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | binaadą́ą́ʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yinaadą́ą́ʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hanaadą́ą́ʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | anaadą́ą́ʼ | ||
Derived terms
- naadą́ą́tsoh (“large kerneled corn”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ bitsiighaʼ
- naadą́ą́ʼ biwooʼ (“corn kernels”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ dilchxoshí (“popcorn”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ dootłʼizhí (“gruel made from blue cornmeal”)
- naadą́łchííʼ, naadą́ʼáłchííʼ (“red corn”)
- naadą́ʼáłbáí (“gray corn”)
- naadą́ʼáłgaii (“white corn”)
- naadą́ʼáłtsoii (“yellow corn”)
- naadą́ʼshzhiin (“black corn”)