naadą́ą́ʼ
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Navajo
Etymology
From anaaʼ (“alien, enemy”) + dą́ą́ʼ (“food”), literally “enemy's food”, referring to the introduction of corn into the Navajo diet from Pueblo peoples, with whom early Navajos were often in conflict.
Pronunciation
Noun
naadą́ą́ʼ
Derived terms
Derived terms
- naadą́ʼáłgaii (“white corn”)
- naadą́ʼáłtsoii (“yellow corn”)
- naadą́ʼshzhiin (“black corn”)
- naadą́ʼáłbáí (“gray corn”)
- naadą́łchííʼ or naadą́ʼáłchííʼ (“red corn”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ bitsiighaʼ
- naadą́ą́ʼ biwooʼ (“corn kernels”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ dilchxoshí (“popcorn”)
- naadą́ą́ʼ dootłʼizhí (“gruel made from blue cornmeal”)
- naadą́ą́tsoh (“large kerneled corn”)