naakidi nánálí
Navajo
Etymology
naakidi (“twice”) + ná- (“back”, reversionary) + análí (“paternal grandparent”)
Noun
Usage notes
Possessive forms of this noun are formed with the possessive marker placed after the ná- prefix, as in naakidi náshínálí (“my paternal great-grandparent”)
Related terms
- achó (“maternal great-grandmother”)
- naakidi nácheii (“maternal great-grandfather”)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 417