ké
/kɛ́/
The Navajo word for shoe is ké.
The word refers to a protective covering for the foot.
Meaning: protective covering for the foot (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/kɛ́/
Did you know?
- The word ké shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the word for 'shoe' in the Ket language, spoken in Siberia.
- Navajo verbs are highly complex and can describe exactly how a ké is put on or taken off within a single word.
- Historically, traditional Navajo footwear was often made from rawhide, long before the word ké applied to modern rubber or leather shoes.
Example sentences for Navajo are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Brandon and Jessica are getting ready to go outside.
- BrandonJessica, bee ké t'áá áání.Jessica, the shoe is too small.
- JessicaTʼáá áání łá?Is it really small?
- BrandonÁáh, ké bee naatʼaah.Yes, he is wearing the shoe.
- JessicaKé yishłééh.I will get a shoe.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shoe” translations and entries ké, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ké, CC BY-SA 4.0.
