Pölakaana

Hopi

Alternative forms

• Pelakaana, Velakaana

Etymology

Borrowed from Navajo bilagáana, from Spanish americano.

Noun

Pölakaana (plural Pölakaanam)

1. An American.

Synonyms

• Pahaana

References

• Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 437