Where does “biniiʼłigaii” come from?

biniiʼłigaii (Navajo) comes from Navajo łigai, from Navajo Kin Łigaaí.

biniiʼłigaii (Navajo): barn owl

Definitions

  1. barn owl

Ancestry of “biniiʼłigaii”, step by step

biniiʼłigaii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łigai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiit is white
2NavajoKin Łigaaí—

via Navajo biniiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobiniiʼ—
Every word from Navajo Kin Łigaaí →Every word from Navajo łigai →