How to Say “Cup” in Navajo

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bee adlání
In Navajo, 'cup' is expressed as bee adlání. Wiktionary also lists bąąh haʼíizhahí.
Meaning: drinking vessel (noun)

Ways to say it

“cup” in Navajo
Navajo
bee adlání
bąąh haʼíizhahí

This term refers to a drinking vessel or a cup.

Did you know?

  • The term bee adlání is not a single noun but a functional description meaning 'by means of it one drinks'.
  • The alternative term bąąh haʼíizhahí describes the physical shape of the object, literally meaning 'that which curves out alongside it'.
  • The root bąąh used in the word for cup is a linguistic relative of the words for 'edge' or 'shore' in the Ahtna and Lower Tanana languages.

Examples in context

  • Bee adlání.
    It is a cup.
  • Bee adlání yáʼátʼéé.
    The cup is nice.

Example conversation

Tyler and Jessica are in the kitchen.

  1. Tyler

    Jessica, bee adlání tʼáá áéí łichį́hí bíyáʼ?
    Jessica, is that red cup yours?
  2. Jessica

    Ááʼ, bee adlání łichį́hí shíkee.
    Yes, the red cup is mine.
  3. Tyler

    Tʼáá áéí bee adlání łichį́hí yáłtah.
    That red cup is on the table.
  4. Jessica

    Ahéheeh, Tyler.
    Thank you, Tyler.

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