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"1": "nv",
"2": "ath-pro",
"3": "*xʸən",
"4": "",
"5": "shaman's power, medicine, song"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *xʸən (“shaman's power, medicine, song”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nv",
"2": "ath-pro",
"3": "*ɣyən",
"4": "",
"5": "to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *ɣyən (“to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "aht",
"2": "sen",
"3": "",
"4": "spiritual power, medicine"
},
"expansion": "Ahtna sen (“spiritual power, medicine”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "koy",
"2": "sən",
"3": "",
"4": "shaman's spirit"
},
"expansion": "Koyukon sən (“shaman's spirit”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gwi",
"2": "shan",
"3": "",
"4": "shamanism, magic"
},
"expansion": "Gwich'in shan (“shamanism, magic”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tli",
"2": "at shí",
"qq": "verbal noun",
"t": "singing"
},
"expansion": "Tlingit at shí (“singing”) (verbal noun)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "eya",
"2": "tsį"
},
"expansion": "Eyak tsį",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tfn",
"2": "shen"
},
"expansion": "Dena'ina shen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gce",
"2": "šan",
"3": "",
"4": "song"
},
"expansion": "Galice šan (“song”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "apl",
"2": "shį̀"
},
"expansion": "Lipan shį̀",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ket",
"2": "сенаӈ",
"t": "shaman",
"tr": "sʲɛ́naŋ"
},
"expansion": "Ket сенаӈ (sʲɛ́naŋ, “shaman”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "qfa-yen-pro",
"2": "*-xejn",
"t": "to shamanize"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yeniseian *-xejn (“to shamanize”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *xʸən (“shaman's power, medicine, song”). Related to -YĮĮD (“to be holy”), from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣyən (“to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers”).\nCompare Ahtna sen (“spiritual power, medicine”), Koyukon sən (“shaman's spirit”), Gwich'in shan (“shamanism, magic”), Tlingit at shí (“singing”) (verbal noun), Eyak tsį, Dena'ina shen, Galice šan (“song”), Lipan shį̀.\nHas been compared with Ket сенаӈ (sʲɛ́naŋ, “shaman”), via Proto-Yeniseian *-xejn (“to shamanize”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "biyiin",
"tags": [
"possessed-form"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "l-self",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "shiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nihiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"duoplural",
"first-person"
]
},
{
"form": "danihiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "niyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nihiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"duoplural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "danihiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "biyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"fourth-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hayiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"fourth-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ayiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "nv",
"2": "noun",
"3": "possessed form",
"4": "biyiin"
},
"expansion": "sin (possessed form biyiin)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Navajo",
"lang_code": "nv",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 67 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"langcode": "nv",
"name": "Singing",
"orig": "nv:Singing",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"song"
],
"id": "en-sin-nv-noun-Y~dciQsF",
"links": [
[
"song",
"song"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/sɪ̀n/"
}
],
"word": "sin"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nv",
"2": "ath-pro",
"3": "*xʸən",
"4": "",
"5": "shaman's power, medicine, song"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *xʸən (“shaman's power, medicine, song”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nv",
"2": "ath-pro",
"3": "*ɣyən",
"4": "",
"5": "to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *ɣyən (“to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "aht",
"2": "sen",
"3": "",
"4": "spiritual power, medicine"
},
"expansion": "Ahtna sen (“spiritual power, medicine”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "koy",
"2": "sən",
"3": "",
"4": "shaman's spirit"
},
"expansion": "Koyukon sən (“shaman's spirit”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gwi",
"2": "shan",
"3": "",
"4": "shamanism, magic"
},
"expansion": "Gwich'in shan (“shamanism, magic”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tli",
"2": "at shí",
"qq": "verbal noun",
"t": "singing"
},
"expansion": "Tlingit at shí (“singing”) (verbal noun)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "eya",
"2": "tsį"
},
"expansion": "Eyak tsį",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tfn",
"2": "shen"
},
"expansion": "Dena'ina shen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gce",
"2": "šan",
"3": "",
"4": "song"
},
"expansion": "Galice šan (“song”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "apl",
"2": "shį̀"
},
"expansion": "Lipan shį̀",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ket",
"2": "сенаӈ",
"t": "shaman",
"tr": "sʲɛ́naŋ"
},
"expansion": "Ket сенаӈ (sʲɛ́naŋ, “shaman”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "qfa-yen-pro",
"2": "*-xejn",
"t": "to shamanize"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yeniseian *-xejn (“to shamanize”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *xʸən (“shaman's power, medicine, song”). Related to -YĮĮD (“to be holy”), from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣyən (“to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers”).\nCompare Ahtna sen (“spiritual power, medicine”), Koyukon sən (“shaman's spirit”), Gwich'in shan (“shamanism, magic”), Tlingit at shí (“singing”) (verbal noun), Eyak tsį, Dena'ina shen, Galice šan (“song”), Lipan shį̀.\nHas been compared with Ket сенаӈ (sʲɛ́naŋ, “shaman”), via Proto-Yeniseian *-xejn (“to shamanize”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "biyiin",
"tags": [
"possessed-form"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "l-self",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "shiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nihiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"duoplural",
"first-person"
]
},
{
"form": "danihiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "niyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nihiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"duoplural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "danihiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "biyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yiyiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"fourth-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hayiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"fourth-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ayiin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "nv",
"2": "noun",
"3": "possessed form",
"4": "biyiin"
},
"expansion": "sin (possessed form biyiin)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Navajo",
"lang_code": "nv",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
"Navajo lemmas",
"Navajo nouns",
"Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
"Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
"Pages with 67 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"nv:Singing"
],
"glosses": [
"song"
],
"links": [
[
"song",
"song"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/sɪ̀n/"
}
],
"word": "sin"
}
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