How to Say “Kirtland” in Navajo

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Dághaaʼ Łichííʼ
Dághaaʼ Łichííʼ is the Navajo way to say Kirtland, the town in Ohio.
The term is used specifically to refer to the town of Kirtland located in the state of Ohio.
Meaning: town in Ohio (name)

Did you know?

  • The Navajo name for 'Kirtland' is not a phonetic translation of the English sound but is a descriptive phrase meaning 'Red Place'.
  • The word łichííʼ is part of a linguistic family that connects it to the word 'tsiic' in the Ahtna language and 'łchiid' in the Wailaki language.
  • The color component in the name, łichííʼ, is constructed using a 'neuter imperfective stem', a grammatical structure that describes a state of being rather than a finished action.

Example conversation

Tyler and Jessica are looking at a map of Ohio.

  1. Tyler

    Dághaaʼ Łichííʼ bee alááʼ.
    It is near Kirtland.
  2. Jessica

    Dághaaʼ Łichííʼ tʼáá kʼad.
    Kirtland is right here.
  3. Tyler

    Dághaaʼ Łichííʼ yóóʼááł.
    I will go to Kirtland.
  4. Jessica

    Yááʼąąh.
    Go on.

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