Meaning of Navajo in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈnɑvəˌhoʊ/

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  1. Noun

    Navajo

    Etymology

    from Spanish Apaches de Navajó‘Apaches from Navajo’, from Tewa navahu‘fields adjoining an arroyo’

    Definitions

    1. a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
  2. 2. the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho people

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