chííh dootłʼizh

Etymology

chííh (“red ochre”) + dootłʼizh (“it is blue”)

Noun

chííh dootłʼizh

  1. hematite, iron ore

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 585
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