mąʼiitsoh
The Navajo word for wolf is mąʼiitsoh.
This noun refers to the wolf as an animal.
Meaning: animal (noun)
Did you know?
- In Navajo culture, the wolf is often viewed as a symbol of leadership and strength, but is distinct from the trickster persona associated with the mąʼii or coyote.
- In Navajo, the word for wolf is literally a description: it translates to 'big coyote'.
- The term mąʼiitsoh is a cognate with the Jicarilla Apache word ba’iitso, reflecting the shared ancestral roots of these Athabaskan languages.
Example sentences for Navajo are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Kyle and Michelle are looking at a picture of animals.
- KyleDíí tʼáá ádeeʼ mąʼiitsoh yináá?Is that a wolf over there?
- MichelleÁáʼá, mąʼiitsoh tʼáá ádooláá.Yes, it is a wolf.
- KyleMąʼiitsoh tʼáá tʼáá łééhooí.The wolf is very large.
- MichelleHáyóóʼ, tʼáá łééh.Yes, it's very big.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wolf” translations and entries mąʼiitsoh, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mąʼiitsoh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
