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Where does “naalʼeełí” come from?

naalʼeełí (Navajo) comes from Navajo naalʼeeł, from Navajo -í — <br>Postpositional prefix meaning “against”. It...

naalʼeełí (Navajo): duck; goose

Definitions

  1. duck; goose

Ancestry of “naalʼeełí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonaalʼeełit droops about
2Navajo-í<br>Postpositional prefix meaning “against”. It...
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