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Where does “yéʼii” come from?

yéʼii (Navajo) comes from Navajo yééʼ — terror, freight, horror.

yéʼii (Navajo): the gods

Definitions

  1. the gods

Ancestry of “yéʼii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyééʼterror, freight, horror

Words derived from “yéʼii”

  • yéʼiitsoh
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