ahiolyé

Etymology

From ʼah- (reciprocal) + -oo- (meaning unclear, combining form of yini- in the 3rd person) + -l- (classifier)-yé (imperfective stem of root -YEʼ, “to be called”).

Verb

ahiolyé

  1. to share the same name

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 695