bilagáana

See also: Bilagáana

Navajo

Etymology

From Spanish americano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɪ̀lɑ̀kɑ̂ːnɑ̀/
Audio (NV) (file)

Noun

bilagáana

white man, Anglo, Caucasian, American (an early Navajo term for Americans)

Alternative forms

Bilagáana

Derived terms

bilagáana tʼáá biʼałkʼiijééʼ (“American Civil War”)
Bilagáana bizaad
Bilagáanakʼehgo
bilagáanakʼehgo
Bilagáanakʼehjí

Descendants

→ Hopi: Pölakaana

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