kǫʼ

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• IPA^(key): /k͡xõʔ˩/

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kǫʼ

1. fire
   • 1985, Diyin God Bizaad: The Holy Bible in Navajo, Acts 2:3:

     Áko tʼááłáʼí jinítínígo atsooʼ kǫʼ ndahalingo hakʼijįʼ adahwiizleʼgo dajiiłtsą́.

     And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

• bééshbiiʼkǫǫʼítsoh (“power plant”)
• akʼahkǫʼ (“petroleum”)
• kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii (“train”)
• kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii diné bee nágéhé (“passenger train”)
• kǫʼ nooyééł (“torch”)