dibé biniiʼ daalzhinígíí

Etymology

dibé (“sheep”) + biniiʼ (“their faces”) + daalzhin (“they are black”) +‎ -ígíí (nominalizer)

Proper noun

dibé biniiʼ daalzhinígíí

  1. Hampshire Down, a breed of sheep

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 312.
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