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Where does “łichxííʼ” come from?

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

łichxííʼ (Navajo): he/she/it is orange

Definitions

  1. he/she/it is orange

Ancestry of “łichxííʼ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “łichxííʼ”

  • łichxíʼí
  • chʼil łichxíʼí
  • tó łichxíʼí
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