mąʼii

See also: maii, Maii, maʼii, màii, and Mąʼii

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃̀ʔìː/

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Noun

mąʼii

1. coyote

   Tłʼéédą́ą́ʼ mąʼii łą́ągo daacha ńtʼééʼ ― last night, there were many coyotes howling.

2. Used in colloquial themes connoting contempt.

Alternative forms

• maʼii

Derived terms

• Mąʼii (“Coyote”)
• Mąʼii Ashkii (“Geronimo”)
• mąʼii bizaʼazis hólóní
• mąʼii chʼil (“goldenrod”)
• mąʼii łitsooí (“fox, red fox”)
• mąʼiitsoh (“wolf”)
• tábąąh mąʼii (“raccoon”)
• mąʼiichaan (“dung beetle”)
• chąąmąʼii (“youngster, kid”)

References

• Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 395