Bilagáana bizaad

/pɪ̀lɑ̀kɑ̂ːnɑ̀ pɪ̀zɑ̀ːt/

Literally, “White's language”; Bilagáana (“white person”) and bizaad (“her/his/their language”), from bi- (“his/her/their”) + saad (“language”).


Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí

Wááshindoon (“Washington”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + ałhidadiidzooígíí (“federated”).

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


WBA

initialism of Wááshindoon bikéyah ałhidadiidzooígíí (literally “United Country of Washington”) (= United States of America), a country in North America: USA


Hakázítah Dineʼé Bikéyah

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Dágháilchįįh

From dághá (“moustache”) + the iterative form néíłchįįh of yishchin (“to smell”), “he who smells his moustache”.


Tséyiʼ

tséyiʼ (“canyon”), from tsé (“rock”) + biyiʼ (“inside it”)


Oozéí

Navajo pronunciation of Hopi Orayvi (“Oraibi”)


Ayahkinii

From biyah (“beneath it”) + kin (“house”) + -ii (nominalizer), or people of the underground house.


Dziłíjiin

Meronym: Dził Ntsaaí

Black Mesa (an upland area in Navajo County, Arizona, United States)


Hoozdo hahoodzo

/hòːztò hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

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

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


Hoozdoh

From hoozdo (“warm area”), from ho- (indefinite 3rd-person pronoun of area) + sido (“it is hot”).

Phoenix (a city in Arizona, United States)


Yootó Hahoodzo

/jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

Meronym: Bis Deezʼáhí

New Mexico (a state of the United States)


Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil

Beeʼeldííldahsinil (alternative)
Beʼeldíila Sinil (alternative)

/pèːʔɛ̀ltíːl tɑ̀hsɪ̀nɪ̀l/

beeʼeldííl (“that with which ringing is done, bells”) + dah (“held up, above”) + sinil (“large objects in place or in position”)

Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, 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)


Naashtʼézhí

census-designated place
census-designated place

Zuni Pueblo (a census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States)


Doodaatsaahii

doo (“not”) + daatsaah (“he dies”) + -ii (nominalizer), “he that does not die”.


Jíísas

From English Jesus, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ).


Tsé Bee Bighan Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah

nv:Tsé Bee Bighan Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah


Tó Wónaanídi Bilagáana Bikéyah

From tó (“water”) + wónaanídi (“on the other side”) + bilagáana (“white people”) + bikéyah (“their land”).

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


Mókiwii

From English Mercury, from Latin Mercurius.

planets of the Solar System: jóhonaaʼéí yináádáłígíí: Mókiwii · Biinis · nahasdzáán · Máaz · Jíbitoo · Séetin · Yoowéinis · Néʼtoon [edit]


Góóhníinii

Hualapai (in the Western Navajo dialect)


Kéʼ łizhiní

ké (“foot”) + łizhiní, from łizhin (“it is black”) + -í (nominalizer)


Naałání

anaaʼ (“war”) + łą́ (“many”) + -í (nominalizer)


Béíyózhin

/pɛ́ɪ́jóʒɪ̀n/


Gáagii dineʼé

From gáagii (“crow”) + dineʼé (“tribe, people”)


Kinłání

/kʰɪ̀nɬɑ́nɪ́/

kin (“house”) + łą́ (“many”) + nv (nominalizer) + -í

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Flagstaff (a city, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, United States)


Tsé Bitʼaʼí

tsé (“rock”) + bi- (“its”) + atʼaʼ (“wing”) -í (“nominalizer”)

Shiprock (a rock formation in New Mexico)


Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh

bidááʼ (“its rim”) + haʼaztʼiʼ (“it (the railroad) extends in a line to”) + tsékooh (“rock canyon”)


Naʼnízhoozhí

naʼnízhoozh (“bridge made of planks”) + -í (nominalizer), the planks being laid side by side across an expanse (literally, something lies side by side across). Naʼnízhoozhí refers to the old foot bridge spanning the Rio Puerco River across from the Santa Fe Railway station.

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Gallup (a city, the county seat of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States)


Tségháhoodzání

/t͡sʰɛ́ɣɑ́hòːt͡sɑ́nɪ́/

tsé (“rock”) + bighá (“through it”) + ho- (3rd-person indefinite pronoun denoting space or area) + -dzą́ (verb stem meaning perforated) + -n- (ligature) + -í (nominalizer)

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Tségháhoodzánídi shiʼdizhchį́.

Window Rock, a census-designated place in Arizona, United States


Akałii bikéyah

/ʔɑ̀kʰɑ̀ɬìː pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

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

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”).

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-shį́į́h</i>

nowrap

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-ZHĮ́</i>

California (a state of the United States)


Tóʼííbézhí Hahoodzo

/tóʔíːpɛ́ʒɪ́ hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

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


Dáághahii Dineʼé Bikéyah

Literally means "the land of people with mustaches".

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Naabeehó

From Spanish navajo, from Tewa navahu (“field adjoining an arroyo”).


Bichʼah Łichíiʼii Bikéyah

From bichʼah (“his hat”) + łichííʼ (“red”) + -ii (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Bitsiighaʼ Łichííʼí Bikéyah

bitsiighaʼ (“his mane”) + łichííʼ (“is red”) + -í (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”), referring to red hair being common among Irish people.

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah

/péːʃ pɪ̀t͡ʃʼɑ̀hìː pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

From béésh (“iron”) + bichʼah (“his hat”) + -ii (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”), referring to the Stahlhelm helmets worn by German soldiers during World War II.

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah

naakai (“walk”) + -ii (nominalizer) + łizhiní (“black”) + bikéyah (“his land”)

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)


Deeteel Bikéyah

/tèːtʰèːl pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

deeteel (“moose”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Biʼééʼ Łichííʼí Bikéyah

From biʼééʼ (“his shirt”) and łichííʼ (“it is red”) and bikéyah (“their country”), most likely referring to the red colours used during Soviet times.

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Ééʼ neishoodii

From ééʼ (“shirt”) + neishood (“he drags it about”) + -ii (nominalizer).

ééʼ neishoodii beʼééʼ ádaałtsʼíísí yígíí


Nahatʼeʼiitsoh Bikéyah

/nɑ̀hɑ̀tʼɛ̀ʔìːt͡sʰòh pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

nahatʼeʼiitsoh (“kangaroo”) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Australia (a continent and country in Oceania)


Hashkʼaan bikéyah

hashkʼaan (“fig, banana”) + bikéyah (“its country”)

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Táłtłʼááh Chʼosh Bitooh

From táłtłʼááh chʼosh daadánígíí (“shrimp”) (táłtłʼááh (“the bottom of the water”) + chʼosh (“bug”)) + bitooh (“their river”).


Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼazii bikéyah

Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼazii (“Himalayas”) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼazii

From dził (“mountain”) + łigaii (“white”) + -tsoh (“big”) + honeezkʼází (“an area is cool”) + -ii (nominalizer)


Héítii bizaad

/héɪ́tʰìː pɪ̀zɑ̀ːt/

From Héítii (“Haiti”) + bizaad (“language”)


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Dziłkʼi Dah Názʼéelii Dineʼé Bikéyah

Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Naakétłʼáhí

From anaaʼ (“enemy, alien”) + kétłʼááh (“footsole”) + -í (nominalizer).


Shádiʼááhjí kéyah yistinígíí

shádiʼááhjí (“on the south”), from shádiʼááh (“south”) + kéyah (“land”) + yistinígíí (“which is frozen”), from yistin (“it is frozen”)

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


Kin Łání

/kʰɪ̀n ɬɑ́nɪ́/

kin (“house”) + łą́ (“many”) + -í (nominalizer)

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Durango (a city, the county seat of La Plata County, Colorado, United States)

Flagstaff (a city, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, United States)


Béésh Łichíiʼii bikéyah

/péːʃ ɬɪ̀t͡ʃʰîːʔìː pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

From béésh łichíiʼii (“copper”) + bikéyah (“their country”).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Táiwáán

/tʰɑ́ɪ̀wɑ́ːn/

From English Taiwan, from Mandarin 臺灣 /台湾 (Táiwān), from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.


Biʼednam

nv:Tábąąh Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah


Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé

/ʔɑ̀st͡sɑ̃́ː nɑ́t͡ɬèːhɛ́/

Compare Chiricahua Isdzánádleeshéń (“White Painted Woman”)


Wááshindoon Bikéyah

/wɑ́ːʃɪ̀ntòːn pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/


Jáan

(offensive) a rural, often monolingual and/or illiterate Navajo person


Naaltsoos Ayiilaa

From Navajo naaltsoos (“book”) + áyiilaa (“he made it”). The name is due to a misunderstanding where the Navajo phrase for "a book written by" was interpreted as an author’s name. The books’ covers bear the words Brian Wildsmith Naaltsoos Áyiilaa, meaning "a book by Brian Wildsmith."


Sisnaajiní

/sɪ̀snɑ̀ːt͡ʃɪ̀nɪ́/

sis (“mountain”) + naajiní (“black streak”).


Dinétah

Dinétah, a large area around the Four Corners region of the Southwest


Tsoodził

Possibly from atsooʼ (“tongue”) + dził (“mountain”). Another theory is that is comes from tsodizin (“prayer”) + dził (“mountain”).


Dookʼoʼoosłííd

It means “its summit never melts”: doo (“not”) akʼi (“on top”) ʼa- (3rd-person indefinite subject pronoun) + yi- (transitional aspect denoting change in form) + -ł- (transitive classifier) + -lííd (verb stem meaning to melt off)

San Francisco Peaks
San Francisco Peaks#English

San Francisco Peaks (a mountain range in Coconino County, Arizona, United States).


Dibé Nitsaa

From dibé (“sheep”) + nitsaa (“it is big”).


Dził Náʼoodiłii

Travelers’ Circle Mountain, from dził (“mountain”) + náʼoodił (“people move around”) + -ii (nominalizing suffix)


Chʼóolʼį́ʼí

Chʼóolʼį́ʼí is thought to have meant “precious stones” or “great spruce”.


Áłtsé Hastiin

/ʔɑ́ɬt͡sʰɛ́ hɑ̀stʰìːn/


Áłtsé Asdzą́ą́

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Áłtsé Asdzą́ą́

Áłtsé Asdzą́ą́

/ʔɑ́ɬt͡sʰɛ́ ʔɑ̀st͡sɑ̃́ː/


Naayééʼ Neizghání

/nɑ̀ːjéːʔ nɛ̀ɪ̀zɣɑ́nɪ́/

Compare Chiricahua Naaghééʼneesgháné (“Killer of Enemies”).

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Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé
Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé#Navajo

“Monster Slayer” (the elder of the Hero Twins, sons of Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé)


Tóbájíshchíní

tó (“water”) + bá (“for it”) + jízhchį́ (“He was born”) + -í (nominalizer). Compare Chiricahua Tóbájiishchinéń (“Child of the Water”).

“Born of Water”, “Child of the Water” (the younger of the Hero Twins, sons of Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé)


Hoozdo

From hoozdo (“warm area”), from ho- (indefinite 3rd-person pronoun of area) + sido (“it is hot”).

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Phoenix (the capital and largest city of Arizona, United States)


Diyin God Bizaad

/tɪ̀jɪ̀n kòt pɪ̀zɑ̀ːt/

From Diyin God (“God”) + bizaad (“his word, his speech”).


Hwéeldi

(by extension) the Long Walk of the Navajo


Kéyah Dańlíinii

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Kéyah Dańlíinii bikáaʼgi kéédahatʼínígíí bizaad


Nííyóó sídii

New York City (a city in 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)


Naʼazhǫǫsh Hatsoh

/nɑ̀ʔɑ̀ʒõ̀ːʃ hɑ̀t͡sʰòh/


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beʼekʼid (“lake”) + honeezílí (“it is warm”) + -tsoh (“big”) + bibąąh (“edge”) + -gi (“at”) + Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah (“Africa”).

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Iithiyópya

/ʔìːθɪ̀jópʰjɑ̀/

From English Ethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía). Historical orthography. Note that p only appears in borrowed words.


Daakǫʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


Ndaʼiiníísh Yáʼátʼéehii

Ndaʼiiníísh (“Friday”) + yáʼátʼééh (“good”) + -ii (nominalizing suffix)


Jesus Biʼdiisxínę́ędą́ą́ʼ Bééhániih

Jesus + biʼdiisxį́ (“he was killed”) + -ę́ę (“at that time back then”) + -dą́ą́ʼ (“marking a point in the past”) + bééhániih (“it is remembered”)


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Jesus Daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ Náádiidzáhígíí Bééhániih

Jesus + daaztsą́ (“he died”) + -dę́ę́ʼ (from) + náádiidzá (“he arose (from the dead)”) (from d- (classifier) + -yá (perfective stem meaning to go on foot)) + -ígíí (“nominalizer”) + bééhániih (“it is remembered”)


Jesus Biʼdiisyínę́ędą́ą́ʼ Bééhániih

Alternative form of Jesus Biʼdiisxínę́ędą́ą́ʼ Bééhániih


Dziłghą́ʼí

From dziłghą́ą́ʼ (“mountaintop, summit”) + -í (nominalizer).

White Mountain Apache Tribe, a Western Apache tribe


Nahasdzáán Baa Hą́ą́hwiindzin Bá Hazʼą́

/nɑ̀hɑ̀st͡sɑ́ːn pɑ̀ː hɑ̃́ːhʷìːnt͡sɪ̀n pɑ́ hɑ̀zʔɑ̃́/

nahasdzáán (“Earth”) + baa (“about it”) + hą́ą́hwiindzin (“we are concerned”) + bá (“for it”) + hazʼą́ (“there is room”)

Díí jį́ Nahasdzáán Baa Hą́ą́hwiindzin


Amá Bééhániih

/ʔɑ̀mɑ́ péːhɑ́nìːh/

amá (“mother”) + bééhániih (“it is remembered”)

Amá Bééhániihígíí binahjįʼ ahéheeʼ dadiiʼní!

In honor of Mother’s Day, we say thanks.


Yéʼiitsoh

/jɛ́ʔìːt͡sʰoh/

From the common noun yéʼiitsoh (“giant”).


Dah Naatʼaʼí Sǫʼ bił Sinil

From dah naatʼaʼí (“flag”) + sǫʼ (“star”) + bił (“with it”) + sinil (“they lie somewhere”).

The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner


Siláołtsooí Bigáál Dah Nídahidiitʼįʼígíí Béédahaniih

siláołtsooí (“soldier”) + bigáál (“his life”) + dah (“up”) + ńdahidiitʼįʼ (“they ended”) + -ígíí (nominalizer) + béédahaniih (“they are remembered”)

Siláołtsooí Bee Iinaʼ Nidahaztʼįʼígíí Béédahaniih


Naaltsoos Sání

/nɑ̀ːlt͡sʰòːs sɑ́nɪ́/

Díí jį́ Naaltsoos Sání hadilyaa hą́ądą́ą́ʼ bééhániih

Today we commemorate the signing of the Navajo Treaty


Biinis

Jóhonaaʼéí yináádáłígíí Biinis wolyéhígíí éí jóhonaaʼéí yichʼą́ą́h ííyáago yichʼą́ą́h siʼą́ą́ ńtʼééʼ.

The planet called Venus crossed the sun and blocked it. (transit of Venus)


Jíbitoo

/t͡ʃɪ́pɪ̀tòː/

From English Jupiter, from Latin Iuppiter.


Séetin

From English Saturn, from Latin Saturnus.


Yoowéinis

/jòːwɛ́ɪ̀nɪ̀s/

From English Uranus, from Latin Ūranus, from Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós).


Néʼtoon

From English Neptune, from Latin Neptūnus.


Tłóotoo

/t͡ɬʰôːtʰòː/

From English Pluto, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn).


Haʼooméya

/hɑ̀ʔòːmɛ́jɑ̀/

From English Haumea, from Hawaiian Haumea (literally “red ruler”).


Maakiimaakii

/mɑ̀ːkìːmɑ̀ːkìː/

From English Makemake, from Rapa Nui Makemake.


Azhéʼé Bééhániih

/ʔɑ̀ʒɛ́ʔɛ́ péːhɑ́nìːh/

azhéʼé (“father”) + bééhániih (“it is remembered”)

Azhéʼé Bééhániihígíí binahjįʼ ahéheeʼ dadiiʼní!

In honor of Father’s Day, we say thanks.


Téʼsiz hahoodzo

/tʰɛ́ʔsɪ̀z hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

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

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


Bádikin Sídii

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Kéyah Dańlíinii bikáaʼgi kéédahatʼínígíí bizaad


Masedóonya

Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)


Táłkááʼ Bighan Dineʼé bikéyah

táłkááʼ (“on the surface of the water”) + bighan (“their houses”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Yootó

From yooʼ (“bead”) + tó (“water, springs”).

Santa Fe (the capital city of New Mexico, United States)


Dibé diníí bikéyah

dibé (“sheep”) + diniih (“pain”) + bikéyah (“their country”). So named because "sheep-pain" is almost homophonous with "Spain" in Navajo phonology.

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Chek bikéyah

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé bikéyah

binááʼ (“his eyes”) + da- (“plural marker”) + áłtsʼózí (“it is narrow”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


Tsin Bikeeʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

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constituent country

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


Bwazííl

Brazil (a large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Kéyah Dah Ndaaʼeełí Łání

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Tótaʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

tó (“water”) + bitaʼ (“between them”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Bélgii bikéyah

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Ííjip

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Ízrel bikéyah

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Swis bikéyah

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Iiwą́ą́

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)

nv:Kéyah Naakai Łizhinii Bikéyah Shádiʼááhjí Siʼánígíí


Ditsʼozí Daʼalzhishii Bikéyah

Ditsʼozí Da'alzhishii Bikéyah (canonical)

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Tin Kéyah

/tʰɪ̀n kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


Azeedíchʼííʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

azeedíchʼííʼ (“chile pepper”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Dahńdzílgaiʼnii Bikéyah

Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)


Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí

binááʼ (“his eyes”) + da- (“plural marker”) + áłtsʼózí (“it is narrow”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + yázhí (“small”)

nv:Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí

Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)

Korean Peninsula
Korean Peninsula#English

Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)


Daalchííʼ Dadikʼą́ąhnii Bikéyah

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Séwib bikéyah

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Tsiiʼyishbizhí Dineʼé Bikéyah

From atsiiʼ (“hair”) + yishbizh (“braided”), literally “land of braided-hair people”, referring to the Manchu practice of queues during the Qing Dynasty.

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People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)


Béésh Łigaii Bikéyah

/péːʃ ɬɪ̀kɑ̀ìː pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

From béésh łigaii (“silver”) + bikéyah (“their country”).


Dziłigaii bikéyah

From dził (“mountain”) + łigaii (“white”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


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chį́į́h yee adilohii (“elephant”) + bideeʼ (“its tusk”) + tónteel (“sea”) + bibąąh (“its edge”)

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

nv:Chį́į́h Yee Adilohii Bideeʼ Tónteel Bibąąh


Náhookǫsjí Bitsiighaʼ Łichííʼí bikéyah

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English:_Q26

Northern Ireland (a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland)


Aljííya

nv:Ghą́ą́ʼaskʼidii Biłikahii Bikéyah Ntsaaígíí


Naashgalí

/nɑ̀ːʃkɑ̀lɪ́/

From Spanish mescalero, from mezcal + -ero.


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)


tó (“water”) + wónaanídę́ę́ʼ (“from the other side”) + Bitsįʼ yishtłizhii (“Indian”) + bikéyah (“their country”) (refers to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean)

nv:Tó Wónaanídę́ę́ʼ Bitsįʼ Yishtłizhii Bikéyah


Naʼiiniʼ bá Hooghantsoh

From naʼiiniʼ (“trade”) + bá (“for it”) + hooghan (“house”) + -tsoh (“big”).


Chʼah diʼilii bikéyah

(chiefly historical) Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)


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

/t͡ʃôːt͡ʃɑ̀h/

Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)


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)


Náhookǫsjí Dzígaii

North Dakota
North Dakota#English:_Q1207

North 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)


Andówa

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Antíígwa dóó Hashkʼaan Bikéyah Yázhí

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English:_Q781

Antigua and Barbuda (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda)


Bangla bikéyah

nv:Haʼaʼaahjí Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah


Iiʼniʼ Tłʼiishtsoh bikéyah

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Bosna dóó Hetsog bikéyah

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Tónteel Bibąąh Dootłʼizhí

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Naakaii Łizhinii Bikéyah Beʼałnííʼ

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Kéyah Káango Náhookǫsjí Siʼánígíí

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)


Kéyah Káango Shádiʼááhjí Siʼánígíí

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo)


Naakaii Nátʼohí Bikéyah

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Damóo bikéyah

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Domingo bikéyah

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English:_Q786

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


Haʼaʼaahjí Tíímow

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


Gíní Nahasdzáán Ałníiʼgi Siʼánígíí

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Táłkááʼ Diłhiłii Bikéyah

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Nahoditsʼǫʼłání Dineʼé Bikéyah

From nahoditsʼǫʼ (“bog”) + łą́ (“many”) + -í (nominalizer) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”).


Gíní Bisó

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Iiwááʼ

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Jaméíkʼa

From English Jamaica, from Taino xaymaca (rich in springs).

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Jóoʼdan

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Bilį́į́ʼ Ńdeiltihii Dineʼé Bikéyah

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Kílíbas

Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Kóóweiʼ

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kíígiz bikéyah

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Łíbanoo

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Łííhtensain

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Tséjééʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Bineʼadziihii Yázhí Hahoodzo

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Yázhí

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

nv:Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Yázhí (Tó Bináhaazyínígíí)


Moowitéínya

nv:Shádiʼááhjí Ghą́ą́ʼaskʼidii Biłikahii Bikéyah


Dziłizhin bikéyah

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Máághwib bikéyah

nv:Eʼeʼaahjí Ghą́ą́ʼaskʼidii Biłikahii Bikéyah


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nv:Séí Dah Daaskʼidtah Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah


náhookǫsjí (“northern”) + binááʼ (“his eyes”) + da- (“plural marker”) + áłtsʼózí (“it is narrow”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + yázhí (“small”)

North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)

nv:Náhookǫsjí Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí


Omą́ą́

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kʼatár

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Wánda Dineʼé bikéyah

Wánda dineʼé (“Rwandan people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Saint Kitts dóó Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English:_Q763

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country comprising the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean)


Ásáí Bikéyah Saʼoodí

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Seishel

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


Sį́ʼgaboo

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


Táʼídziilnii Bikéyah

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Sólomon Tó Bináhaazyínígíí

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands (a country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (an archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Bilį́į́łání Dineʼé Bikéyah

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


From shádiʼááhjí (“southern”) + binááʼ (“his eyes”) + da- (“plural marker”) + áłtsʼózí (“it is narrow”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + yázhí (“small”).

South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)

nv:Shádiʼááhjí Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí


Shádiʼááhjí Soodą́ą

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)


Swii Lankʼa

/swìː lɑ̀nkʼɑ́/

From English Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”).

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Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

nv:Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Dah Naaʼeełígíí


Soodą́ą

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Sííwiya

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


São Tomé dóó Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Dziłtah Hóteelnii Bikéyah

From dził (“mountain”) + -tah (“among”) + hóteel (“it is broad, wide”) + -ii (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Tʼónga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Trinidad dóó Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English:_Q754

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands and several smaller islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela)


Naashchʼąąʼ Bidiyogíihnii Bikéyah

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Tʼoobááloo

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Ásáí Bikéyah Yázhí Ałhidadiidzooígíí

Ásáí (“Arab”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + yázhí (“little”) + ałhidadiidzooígíí (“united”)

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


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Tótaʼ Dineʼé dóó Náhookǫsjí Bitsiighaʼ Łichííʼí Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland#English:_Q145

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (official name of the United Kingdom, a country in Northern Europe)


Banoʼáátʼoo

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


Shádiʼááhjí Ásáí bikéyah

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kéyah Sahééwa Eʼeʼaahjí Siʼánígíí

Western Sahara
Western Sahara#English:_Q6250

Western Sahara (a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)


Russian Federation
Russian Federation#English:_Q159

Russian Federation (official name of Russia, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)

nv:Biʼééʼ Łichííʼí Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí


Naakáí Łibáʼí bikéyah

Naakáí Łibáʼí = naakai (“they walk”) + -ii (“nominalizer”) ("the walkers", probably an early attempt to translate exploradores) + łi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bá (neuter imperfective stem of root -BAʼ, “to be gray”).


Shádiʼááhjí Honeezkʼazii

shádiʼááhjí (“on the south”), from shádiʼááh (“south”) + honeezkʼází (“an area is cool”) + -ii (nominalizing suffix)

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


Shádiʼááhjí Kéyah dah siʼánígíí

South America
South America#English:_Q18

South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas)


Náhookǫsjí Kéyah dah siʼánígíí

North America
North America#English:_Q49

North America (the continent forming the northern part of the Americas)


Diyin Dineʼé

/tɪ̀jɪ̀n tɪ̀nɛ̀ʔɛ́/

the immortal Holy People who created the sun, moon, seasons, and stars.


Sháńdíín

shą́ą́ʼ (“sunshine”) + -díín (verb stem means light rays, beam)

a female given name, Shawndeen, Sunshine


Kii

a male given name (a common childhood nickname)


Tso

→ English: Tso


Begay

From biyeʼ (“his son”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.


Chee

From łichííʼ (“red”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.


Nez

From nééz (“tall”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.


Benally

From binálí (“his grandchild”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.


Shą́ą́ʼtóhí

/ʃɑ̃́ːʔtʰóhɪ́/

From shą́ą́ʼ (“sunshine”) + tó (“springs”) + -í (nominalizer).

census-designated place
census-designated place

Shonto (a census-designated place in Arizona, United States)

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Náhookǫsjí Hakʼaz Dineʼé bikéyah

náhookǫsjí (“northern”) + hakʼaz (“cold”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Nunavut (a territory in northern Canada)


Adahwiilíní

/ʔɑ̀tɑ̀hwìːlɪ́nɪ́/


Sǫʼtah Anah

/sõ̀ʔtʰɑ̀h ʔɑ̀nɑ̀ːʔ/

From sǫʼ (“stars”) + -tah (“among”) + anaaʼ (“state of war”).


Etsiddy

From atsidí (“smithy, pounder”), from astsid (“to pound”) + -í (nominalizer).


Tsosie

From tsʼósí (“slender, slim”), an abbreviation of a once longer name such as kiitsʼósí (“slender boy”), hashkétsʼósí (“slender warrior”), cháalatsʼósí (“slim Charlie”), dághaatsʼósí (“the one with a slender mustache”), dinétsʼósí (“slender person”), or hastiintsʼósí (“slender gentleman”).


Cly

From tłʼaaí (“lefty, left-handed one”), from nishtłʼa (“to be left-handed”).


Uintillie

From ayóí (“very”) + áníldííl (“husky”) + -í (nominalizer).


Guy Uskilith

[ˈɡaɪ.əsˈkɪlɪθ]

From ashkiiłgaii (“white boy”), by transposition of ashkii (“boy”) and -gaii (“white”), with the ł becoming -lith.


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Jooł Yitalíjí Akéeʼdi Ahąąh Honinééhígíí

/t͡ʃòːɬ jɪ̀tʰɑ̀lɪ́jɪ́ ʔɑ̀kʰêːʔtɪ̀ ʔɑ̀hɑ̃̀ːh hònɪ̀néːhɪ́kíː/

jooł yitalí (“football”) + -jí (on the side of) (=on the field of football) + akééʼ (“behind”) + -di (“at”) (=the final one) + ahąąh (“side-by-side”) + honinééh (“he competes”) + -ígíí (nominalizer) (=playing against one another)

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Jooł Yitalíjí Akéeʼdi Ahąąh Honinéehgo Łį́į́ʼ dóó Tábąąhdę́ę́ʼ Giní ałkʼijįʼ ndaané.

During the Super Bowl, the Broncos are playing against the Seahawks.


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”)).

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California (a state of the United States)

Phoenix (the capital and largest city of Arizona, United States)


Haashchʼééłtiʼí

haashchʼééh (“god”) + -ł- (classifier) + -tiʼ (perfective stem of -TIʼ (“to talk”)) + -í (nominalizer).

“Talking God” (one of the Diyin Dineʼé, Holy People, in the Navajo Creation story; his body is white)


Tabaaha

From tábąąh (“shore, beach”), the water’s edge people (clan).


Hajíínáí

"the Place of Emergence", in the La Plata Mountains of Colorado, where the ancestors of the Navajo people are said to have emerged from the underworld


Tlizilani

From tłʼízí (“goats”) + łą́ (“many”) + -í (nominalizer).


Adakai

From adikaʼí (“gambler, card player”), from adishkaʼ (“to play cards”), from adi- (prefix made of indefinite object pronoun ʼa- and di-, a thematic element in bases relating to adultery) + -kaʼ (continuous imperfective stem, to act in a manner involving flatness), + -í (nominalizer).


Bylilly

From bá (“for him”) + álílee (“magic power”), from álííl (“magic”).


Deschene

From deeshchiiʼnii (clan designation, “red-streak people”).


Tééʼndééh

tééʼndééh (“game pit”); etymon of the name Kayenta.

Tyende Mesa (8 miles northwest of Kayenta, Arizona)


Tsinajinnie

From tsiʼnaajinii (clan designation, “Black-streak clan”).


Lapahie

From łibá (“gray”) + -h- (ligature) + -ii (nominalizer).


Bitsuie

From bitsóí (“his grandchild”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.


Todicheene

From tó díchʼíiʼnii (“bitter water people”).


Yoołgaii Asdzą́ą́

yoołgaii (“white shell, white scallop seashell”) + asdzą́ą́ (“woman”)

White Shell Girl (she became tłʼéhonaaʼéí in the Navajo creation story)


Bitsilly

bi- (3rd person possessive) + atsilí (“younger brother”).


Hakʼaz Dineʼé

/hɑ̀kʼɑ̀z tɪ̀nɛ̀ʔɛ́/

hakʼaz (“it is cold”) + dineʼé (“people”)


Hanáádlį́

From ha- (“up and out”) + náá- (“again”) + d- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

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<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-lį́</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-LĮ́</i>

Huerfano (a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico)


Tʼiisyaakin

Holbrook (a city in Arizona, United States)


Niinahnízaad

Nenahnezad (a census-designated place in New Mexico, United States) near Bááh Díílid/Fruitland


Tówoł

Taos (a town in New Mexico, United States)


Dlǫ́ʼí Yázhí

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Dlǫ́ʼí Yázhí

Dlǫ́ʼí Yázhí

Thoreau (a census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States)


Tó Naneesdizí

Tuba City (an unincorporated town in Arizona, United States)


Yaʼniilzhiin

Torreon (a census-designated place in New Mexico, United States)


Chʼínílį́

From chʼínílį́ (“it flows out horizontally”, from -LĮ́, “to flow”). It refers to the location where the Chinle Wash flows out of Canyon de Chelly (or Tséyiʼ).

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Chinle (a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States).

Canyon de Chelly
Chinle Wash
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Bitłʼááh Bitoʼ

Beclabito (a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States)


Bis Deezʼáhí

Holonyms: Naabeehó, Yootó Hahoodzo

Meronym: Tóháálį́

Newcomb (a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States)


Tsiizizii

Leupp (a census-designated place in Arizona, United States)


Tséhootsooí

Fort Defiance (a census-designated place in Arizona, United States)


Tséyaaniichiiʼ

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

Rehoboth (an unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States)


Tséchʼízhí

Rough Rock (a census-designated place in Arizona, United States)


Tsé Náhádzoh

Twin Lakes (a census-designated place in New Mexico, United States)


Sahdiibisí

From sahdii (“upright”) + bis (“adobe”) + -í (nominalizer).


Tʼiistsʼóóz Ńdeeshgizh

Crownpoint (a census-designated place in New Mexico, United States)


Tʼiis Ííʼáhí

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Tʼiis Ííʼáhí

Tʼiis Ííʼáhí

Pine Springs (a populated place in Arizona, United States)


Tłʼohchiní

Ramah (a census-designated place in New Mexico, United States)


Tóháálį́

English: Toadlena

Holonym: Bis Deezʼáhí

Two Grey Hills (a chapter in Newcomb, San Juan County, New Mexico)


Tódínéeshzheeʼ

Kayenta (a census-designated place in Arizona, United States)


Tóniłtsʼílí

Crystal (a census-designated place in New Mexico, United States)


Kʼiiłtsoiitah

/kʼìːɬt͡sʰòìːtʰàh/

kʼįįʼ (“sumac”) + łitso (“yellow”) + -tah (“among”)

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Cornfield (a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States)


Naatʼáanii Nééz

Shiprock (a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico)


Naatoohó

Bernalillo County
Bernalillo County#English

Isleta (a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico)


Tʼáá Bííchʼį́įdii

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Tʼáá Bííchʼį́įdii

Tʼáá Bííchʼį́įdii

Aneth (a census-designated place in Utah, United States)

Yah-ta-hey (a census-designated place in New Mexico, 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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<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-tį́į́h</i>

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<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-TĄ́</i>

Washington State
Washington State#English

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)


Tó Haachʼiʼ

Tohatchi (a census-designated place in New Mexico, United States)


Tsinłání

Arboles (a census-designated place in Colorado, United States)


Záágweb

Zagreb (the capital and largest city of Croatia)


Halchíítah

From halchííʼ (“there is a red area”) + -tah (“among”). Literally, among the red areas.


Tsééhílį́

Compound of tsééh (“into the rocks”) + yílį́ (“it flows”).


Chézhįįh Deezlį́

From chézhin (“lava, black stone”) + biih (“into it”) + deezlį́ (“it flows along”). Literally, where water flows into the black rocks.


Názlíní

From názlį́ (“it flows in a circle”) + -í (nominalizer).


Tó Náálíní

From tó (“water”) + náálį́ (“it flows downwards”) + -í (nominalizer).


Mágí Bitseeʼ Noodǫ́zí Bikéyah

From mágí (“monkey”) bitseeʼ (“its tail”) + noodǫ́ǫ́z (“it is striped”) + -í (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”, literally “country of the monkeys with striped tails”) (i.e. lemurs)

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Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Łeesdísí Bikéyah

/ɬèːstɪ́sɪ́ pɪ̀kʰɛ́jɑ̀h/

From łeesdísí (“kiwi”) + bikéyah (“their country”).

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Naʼashǫ́ʼiitsoh Łichííʼí Bikéyah

From naʼashǫ́ʼiitsoh (“dragon”) + łichííʼ (“red”) + bikéyah (“country”), a reference to the Welsh flag.


Ałnánoodǫ́ǫ́z Dineʼé Bikéyah

Scotland (a country in the United Kingdom)


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Shádiʼááhjí Jeeshóóʼ Bikéyah

Shádiʼááhjí Jeeshóóʼ bikéyah (canonical)

shádiʼááhjí (“On the south”) + Jeeshóóʼ (“vulture”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Jádító

English: Jadito, Jeddito

Jeddito (a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona).


Ghą́ą́ʼaskʼidii Biłikahii Bikéyah Ntsaaígíí


Chʼah Bideeʼí Dineʼé Bikéyah

From chʼah (“head covering”) + bideeʼ (“horn, antler”) + dineʼé (“nation”) + bikéyah (“one's people”), literally 'nation of the people with horned helmets.'


Táłkááʼ Yadaazʼáhí

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


Shádiʼááhjí Tsiiʼyishbizhí Bikin Haalʼá

Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)


Dził Ntsaaí

From dził (“mountain”) + nitsaa (“it is big, large”) + -í (nominalizer)

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Holonym: Dziłíjiin

Big Mountain (a mesa in Navajo County, Arizona, United States)


Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19

dikos (“cough”) + nitsaa (“big”) + -ígíí (nominalizer) + 19, the last element presumably borrowed from COVID-19.


Mąʼii

Coyote (trickster figure featured in Navajo mythology)


Kʼaabizhii

Cove (an unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona).


Kʼaiʼ Biiʼ Tó

From kʼaiʼ (“willow”) + biiʼ (“in it”) + tó (“water”).

Kaibito (a census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States).


Kinłichííʼ

Rio Arriba County
Rio Arriba County#English

Ohkay Owingeh (a pueblo and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States).


Lókʼaʼdeeshjin

Keams Canyon (a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States).


Shikááʼgóó

Borrowed from English Chicago, from French Chécagou, a transcription of Miami šikaakwa (“wild leek, ramp, Allium tricoccum; striped skunk”), from Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa

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Chicago (a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States).


Jéíkab

From English Jacob, from Middle English Iacob, from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).


Bįįh iiłchííh

From bįįh (“deer”) + -chííh (imperfective stem of root -CHĮ́, “to come into being”). Literally, “deer give birth (one after another)”

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<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-chííh</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-CHĮ́</i>


Adinídíín Neitinígíí

adinídíín (“light”) + neitin (“he is carrying it around (a pole, a stick)”) + -ígíí (nominalizer), “he who is carrying a light stick”.


Wááshindoon bisiláo nidaʼałkaahígíí

By surface analysis Wááshindoon (“the federal government”) + bisiláo (“its police”) + nidaʼałkaahígíí, composed of na- (atelic) + da- (plural) + ał- (reciprocal) + + -kaah (continuative imperfective stem of root -KÁÁʼ, “to track, investigate”) + -ígíí (nominalizer), literally “the federal government's police investigators”

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<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-kaah</i>

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<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-KÁÁʼ</i>

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation


Mąʼii bizǫʼ

From mąʼii (“coyote”) + sǫʼ (“star”, literally “the coyote's star”)

Canopus (second brightest star in the night sky)