dąąʼ
The Navajo word for the season of spring is dąąʼ.
dąąʼ is a noun used to refer to the season between winter and summer in temperate climates.
Meaning: season between winter and summer in temperate climates (noun)
Did you know?
- The term dąąʼ can be part of larger complex verbs in Navajo, a language where a single word can describe an entire sentence's worth of action regarding the season.
- In Navajo, the concept of 'spring' is often inseparable from the arrival of specific plant or animal life cycles, making the season a biological event rather than just a calendar date.
- The glottal stop at the end of dąąʼ is produced by a sudden closure of the vocal folds, similar to the catch in the throat in the English word 'uh-oh'.
Example conversation
Tyler and Michelle are talking about the weather.
- TylerDąąʼ tʼáá ááhootʼį́į́.Spring is almost here.
- MichelleÁáhootʼį́į́, tʼáá ááníł.It is, but it is still cold.
- TylerDąąʼ níyolááł kʼééʼ.It will be spring soon.
- MichelleYáʼátʼééh, dį́į́ʼ tʼáá ááníł.Good, then it will be warm.
