wólá

Navajo

Noun

wólá

1. ants

Usage notes

• The form wólá is typically used in a compound or multiword phrase denoting the type of ant.

Derived terms

• wóláchííʼ (“red and”)
• wólázhiní (“black ant”)

References

• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, pages 746-7.