hashtʼeʼ nihénil

Navajo

Navajo phrasebook

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Etymology

hashtʼeʼ (“aside”) + 1st-person perfective form of niyii (“he places it”)

Phrase

hashtʼeʼ nihénil (perfective)

1. I saved money (literally, I have set it aside)

   Hooghan łaʼ nahideeshnih biniiyé béeso hashtʼeʼ niheshnííł ― I am saving money to buy a home.