Damóo
/tɑ̀môː/
The Navajo word for Sunday is Damóo. Wiktionary also lists Damį́įgo.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Ways to say it
| Navajo | IPA |
|---|---|
| Damóo | /tɑ̀môː/ |
| Damį́įgo | /tɑ̀mĩ̂ːkò/ |
Which one should you use?
Damóo is the noun used to name the day itself, while Damį́įgo is used to indicate the time an event occurs, meaning 'on Sunday'.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use Damóo when naming the day. To indicate the specific time that an event takes place, such as saying 'on Sunday', use the form Damį́įgo.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɑ̀môː/
Did you know?
- Traditional Navajo culture did not originally use a seven-day week, meaning words like Damóo were adopted to align with the colonial calendars of Spanish and English neighbors.
- The Navajo word for Sunday is a linguistic loan from the Spanish word domingo.
- Navajo is an agglutinative language, meaning it adds prefixes and suffixes to roots to change a word's function, such as turning 'Sunday' into 'on Sunday' with the suffix -go.
Example sentences for Navajo are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Jessica and Kyle are planning their weekend.
- JessicaDamóo bee nááshá?Will we wake up on Sunday?
- KyleÁáh, Damóo bee nááshá.Yes, we will wake up on Sunday.
- JessicaT'áá Damóo bee nitsékees.I'm only thinking about Sunday.
- KyleShí híshjí Damóo bee.I am happy with Sunday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Sunday” translations and entries Damóo, Damį́įgo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Damį́įgo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
