Hoozdo hahoodzo

/hòːztò hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From Hoozdoh (“Phoenix”) + hahoodzo (“a line is drawn around it”).

Arizona (a state in the southwestern United States, established 1912)


Yootó Hahoodzo

/jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

Meronym: Bis Deezʼáhí

New Mexico (a state of the United States)


Dibé nitsaa hahoodzo

/tɪ̀pɛ́ nɪ̀t͡sʰɑ̀ː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

dibé (“sheep”) + nitsaa (“it is big”) + hahoodzo (“state or territory”)

Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)


Akałii bikéyah

/ʔɑ̀kʰɑ̀ɬìː pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

akałii (“cowboy”) + bikéyah (“his country”)

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Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)


Ahééháshį́į́h Hahoodzo

/ʔɑ̀héːhɑ́ʃĩ́ːh hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

Literally, it's always summer, from ahéé- (“around in a circle”) + hi- (seriative prefix indicating around and around) + -shį́į́h (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́, “to become summer”) (compare shį́ (“summer”)); and hahoodzo (“an area is marked out with a line around it”).

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California (a state of the United States)


Tóʼííbézhí Hahoodzo

/tóʔíːpɛ́ʒɪ́ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

Wyoming (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)


Wááshindoon

/wɑ́ːʃɪ̀ntòːn/

Washington State
Washington State#English

Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)


Kin Yótʼááh Deezʼá Hahoodzo

/kʰɪ̀n jótʼɑ́ːh tèːzʔɑ́ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

kin (“house”) + yótʼááh (“in the sky”) + deezʼá (“rock”) + hahoodzo (“state”)


Naʼazhǫǫsh hahoodzo

/nɑ̀ʔɑ̀ʒõ̀ːʃ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From naʼazhǫǫsh (“casino”) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Nevada (a state in the western United States)


Téʼsiz hahoodzo

/tʰɛ́ʔsɪ̀z hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Texas (from Spanish Texas, from Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).


Halgai hóteel hahoodzo

/hɑ̀lkɑ̀ɪ̀ hótʰèːl hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

halgai (“prairie”) + hóteel (“it is wide”) + bikéyah (“his country”)

Oklahoma (a state in the central United States, formerly a territory)


Náhookǫsjí Kééláanah hahoodzo

/nɑ́hòːkʰõ̀st͡ʃɪ́ kʰéːlɑ̂ːnɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From náhookǫs (“north”) + -jí (on the side of) + English Carolina + hahoodzo (“state”).

North Carolina
North Carolina#English:_Q1454

North Carolina (a state of the United States, situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia)


Élábéemah hahoodzo

/ʔɛ́lɑ́pêːmɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Alabama (from Alabama Albaamaha) + hahoodzo (“state”).


Hakʼaz Dineʼé Bikéyah

/hɑ̀kʼɑ̀z tɪ̀nɛ̀ʔɛ́ pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

Hakʼaz Dineʼé (“Eskimo”) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)


Áákinsoo hahoodzo

/ʔɑ́ːkʰɪ̀nsòː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Arkansas (from French Arcansas, probably from Siouan) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)


Kanédikiʼ hahoodzo

/kʰɑ̀nɛ́tɪ̀kʰɪ̀ʔ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Connecticut (from Mahican quinnitukqut (“at the long tidal river”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

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Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)


Déláwee hahoodzo

/tɛ́lɑ́wèː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Delaware + hahoodzo (“state”).

Delaware (the first state of the United States)


Gah Bikeeʼ Taah Yíʼáhí

From gah (“rabbit”) + bi- (3rd person possessive) + ké (“foot”) + taah (“into water”) + yíʼá (“it extends”) + -h- (ligature) + -í (nominalizer).


Jóojah hahoodzo

/t͡ʃôːt͡ʃɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Georgia + hahoodzo (“state”).

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Hawáai hahoodzo

/hɑ̀wɑ̂ːɪ̀ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Hawaii + hahoodzo (“state”).

Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)


Nímasii Kʼidadilyéhé Hahoodzo

/nɪ́mɑ̀sìː kʼɪ̀tɑ̀tɪ̀ljɛ́hɛ́ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From nímasii (“potatoes”) + kʼidadilyé (“they are planted”) + -h- (ligature) + -é (nominalizer) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Idaho (a state in the western United States)


Ílínóo hahoodzo

/ʔɪ́lɪ́nôː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Illinois (from a French adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami irenwe·wa (“he speaks the regular way”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)


Índíʼyéenah hahoodzo

/ʔɪ́ntɪ́ʔjêːnɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Indiana + hahoodzo (“state”).


Áawah hahoodzo

/ʔɑ̂ːwɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Iowa (from French Aiouez, from Dakota ayúxba (“sleepy ones”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Iowa (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


Kénsis hahoodzo

/kʰɛ́nsɪ̀s hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Kansas + hahoodzo (“state”).

Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)


Kentákii hahoodzo

/kʰɛ̀ntɑ́kʰìː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Kentucky (possibly from an Iroquoian word) + hahoodzo (“state”).


Liwíízíʼéenah Hahoodzo

/lɪ̀wíːzɪ́ʔêːnɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Louisiana (from French Louisiane) + hahoodzo (“state”).


Wóód Áalin hahoodzo

/wóːt ʔɑ̂ːlɪ̀n hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Rhode Island (from Dutch Roode Eylandt (literally “red island”) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Rhode Island
Rhode Island#English:_Q1387

Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States)


Oohááyoo hahoodzo

/òːhɑ́ːjòː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Ohio (from Seneca ohi:yo:h (“good river”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).


Óogin hahoodzo

/ôːkɪ̀n hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Oregon + hahoodzo (“state”).

Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest#English

Oregon (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)


Pénsówéíniyah hahoodzo

/pʰɛ́nsówɛ́ɪ́nɪ̀jɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Pennsylvania + hahoodzo (“state”).


Áshįįh biiʼtó hahoodzo

/ʔɑ̀ʃĩ̀ːh pìːʔtʰó hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

áshįįh (“salt”) + biiʼ (“in it”) + tó (“water”) + hahoodzo (“state”)

Utah (a state in the western United States)


Bimááʼ hahoodzo

/pɪ̀mɑ́ːʔ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Vermont + hahoodzo (“state”).


Bijíniyah Hahoodzo

From English Virginia + hahoodzo (“state”).


Ténésii hahoodzo

/tʰɛ́nɛ́sìː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Tennessee (from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Tennessee (a state of the United States)


Wááshindoon hahoodzo

/wɑ́ːʃɪ̀ntòːn hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Washington + hahoodzo (“state”).


Eʼeʼaahjí Bijíniyah Hahoodzo

/ʔɛ̀ʔɛ̀ʔɑ̀ːht͡ʃɪ́ pɪ̀t͡ʃɪ́nɪ̀jɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From eʼeʼaahjí (“western”) + English Virginia + hahoodzo (“state”).

West Virginia
West Virginia#English:_Q1371

West Virginia (a state of the United States)


Wiskaansin hahoodzo

/wɪ̀skʰɑ̀ːnsɪ̀n hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Wisconsin (from Miami meskonsing (“it lies red”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


Shádiʼááhjí Kééláanah hahoodzo

/ʃɑ́tɪ̀ʔɑ́ːht͡ʃɪ́ kéːlɑ̂ːnɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From shádiʼááhjí (“southern”) + English Carolina + hahoodzo (“state”).

South Carolina
South Carolina#English:_Q1456

South Carolina (a state of the United States)


Ałnííʼjí Dzígaii

South Dakota
South Dakota#English:_Q1211

South Dakota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


Niijéízii hahoodzo

/nìːt͡ʃɛ́ɪ́zìː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English New Jersey + hahoodzo (“state”).

New Jersey (a state in the northeastern United States)


Niihémpshoo hahoodzo

/nìːhɛ́mpʰʃòː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English New Hampshire + hahoodzo (“state”).

New Hampshire
New Hampshire#English:_Q759

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


Nabeeskah hahoodzo

/nɑ̀pèːskʰɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Nebraska (from Chiwere Ñí Bráhge or Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska (literally “flat water”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


Máánteenah hahoodzo

/mɑ́ːntʰèːnɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Montana (from Spanish montaña (“mountain”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)


Dzígaii Chʼíńlį́ Hahoodzo

/t͡sɪ́kɑ̀ìː t͡ʃʼɪ́ń̩lĩ́ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


Mísísípii hahoodzo

/mɪ́sɪ́sɪ́pʰìː hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Mississippi (from Ojibwe misi-ziibi (“great river”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Mississippi (a state of the United States)


Mínisóodah hahoodzo

/mɪ́nɪ̀sôːtɑ̀h hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Minnesota (from Lakota mní sóta (literally “cloudy water”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


Míshigin hahoodzo

/mɪ́ʃɪ̀kɪ̀n hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Michigan (from Ojibwe mishigami (“great lake”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).


Méésíchóoshish hahoodzo

/méːsɪ́t͡ʃôːʃɪ̀ʃ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Massachusetts (from Massachusett mishe, missi, mass- (“great”), wadchu, -adchu (“mountain”), -et (“place”)) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Massachusetts (a state of the United States)


Méelin hahoodzo

/mêːlɪ̀n hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Maryland + hahoodzo (“state”).

Maryland (a state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland)


Méíin hahoodzo

/mɛ́îːn hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

From English Maine (from French Maine, from Gaulish) + hahoodzo (“state”).

Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)


Ahééhíshį́į́h

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Ahééhíshį́į́h

/ʔɑ̀héːhɪ́ʃĩ́ːh/

Literally, it's always summer, from ahéé- (“around in a circle”) + hi- (seriative prefix indicating around and around) + -shį́į́h (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́, “to become summer”) (compare shį́ (“summer”)).

California (a state of the United States)


Ahééhałtį́į́h Hahoodzo

Literally, the state where it rains year-round, from ahéé- (“round in a circle”) + ha- (3rd-person subject pronoun denoting space) + -ł- (classifier) + -tį́į́h (momentaneous usitative stem of root -TĄ́, “to rain”) + hahoodzo (“state”)

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Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)


Tónteel Chʼínílį́

From tónteel (“sea”) + chʼínílį́ (“to make it flow out horizontally, to drain it out”).

Louisiana (a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States)