Where does “ałníʼníʼą́ą́ dóó bikʼijįʼ” come from?

ałníʼníʼą́ą́ dóó bikʼijįʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo doo, from Navajo dooleeł, from Navajo nilį́ — he/she is.

ałníʼníʼą́ą́ dóó bikʼijįʼ (Navajo): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “ałníʼníʼą́ą́ dóó bikʼijįʼ”, step by step

ałníʼníʼą́ą́ dóó bikʼijįʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo doo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NavajodooPart of the negative correlative; With a...
2Navajodooleełit will be; he/she/it will be, will become
3Navajonilį́he/she is

via Navajo ałníʼníʼą́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoałníʼníʼą́it is noon, it became noon; midday; afternoon
2Navajoałnéʼéʼááhit becomes noon
Every word from Navajo nilį́Every word from Navajo dooleełEvery word from Navajo doo
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