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Where does “łibá” come from?

łibá (Navajo) comes from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.

łibá (Navajo): it is gray

Definitions

  1. it is gray

Ancestry of “łibá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołi-—
2Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
3Proto-Athabaskanɬ—

Words derived from “łibá”

  • tʼiisbáí
  • Lapahie
  • atsáłbáí
  • béésh łibáhí
  • tsídiiłbáhí
  • giníłbáhí
  • gałbáhí
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