naalʼeełí

Navajo

Etymology

From naalʼeeł (“it droops about”) + -í (nominalizer). Literally, the one that droops about.

Pronunciation

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Noun

naalʼeełí

duck
goose

Derived terms

hakʼaz naalʼeełí
naalʼeełí bidaatsʼózí
naalʼeełí bitsiiʼ dootłʼizhí (“mallard”)
naalʼeełí łizhinígíí (“scoter”)
naalʼeełí naashchʼąąʼígíí (“wood duck”)

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