awééʼ hayiidzį́įsii

Etymology

awééʼ (“baby”) + hi- (seriative) +‎ yidzį́į́s (“she is pulling them out”) +‎ -ii (nominalizer)

Noun

awééʼ hayiidzį́įsii

  1. midwife

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 1.
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