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Lacandon
Noun
niʼ
- nose
Mohawk
Adverb
niʼ
- too
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”).
Noun
niʼ
- ground, earth, world
- niʼ bikááʼ ― on Earth
- floor
- Hooghan góneʼ niʼgóó ayóo sikʼaz. ― The floor in the house is very cold.
- (Mythology) one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story
Derived terms
Particle
niʼ
- the late (following the name of a recently deceased person), deceased
- former
- nonexistent
Synonyms
See also
Western Apache
Pronunciation
Noun
niʼ
- ground, earth
Yucatec Maya
Noun
niʼ (plural niʼoʼob)
- (anatomy) nose
Derived terms