Talk:Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah
"His" or "their"?[edit]
Wouldn't "their hats" make more sense (or be an alternate etymology) than "his hat" when referring to the entire nation? 71.66.97.228 18:48, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
- I hear it as "his hat". Note that you can use bééshbichʼahii for just one single German. After you’ve said "here comes a his-hat-is-iron", you wouldn’t switch around and say "there are two their-hats-are-iron in here". The one form works for one individual as well as for all of them together. Russia is "his-shirt-is-red". A single Russian is "his-shirt-is-red" and two Russians are "his-shirt-is-red". They don’t pluralize shirts or hats to cover more people. —Stephen 19:50, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
- These are interesting. Is there a list of these nationality-words online anywhere? Equinox ◑ 19:58, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
You mean for Navajo only or for other languages as well? 71.66.97.228 20:13, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
- I'm just curious about the Navajo terms and how they describe different nationalities. (I can't read Navajo so there'd have to be English translations!) Equinox ◑ 20:21, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
- No, no other place has this. Eventually we will have it here, as we find time. —Stephen 21:57, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Only a few of the Navajo nation terms are descriptive, with many others simply being transliterations (Navajo-izations). You can find the country names at http://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%27%C3%A1%C3%A1%C5%82%C3%A1h%C3%A1gi_%C3%A1t%27%C3%A9ego:K%C3%A9yah ; we'll eventually add Wiktionary entries, with etymologies, for all of these.
You might also enjoy the etymology of Ééʼ neishoodii, which Stephen just provided. 71.66.97.228 22:01, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Should Bééshbichʼahii bikéyah ałhidadiidzooígíí be added as a synonym? 71.66.97.228 20:13, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
- No, Bééshbichʼahii bikéyah ałhidadiidzooígíí is simply the usual way to write it. Seb likes to use extra capitals for esthetic reasons.
- Oh, you mean with Bééshbichʼahí. Yes, it’s a synonym. One means Germany and the other means Federal Republic of Germany. —Stephen 21:54, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Should Bééshbichʼahí be added under a "Synonyms" section, as nv:WP uses this spelling? 71.66.97.228 22:41, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Oh, I see they've changed the spelling there now. 71.66.97.228 22:46, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
- Means German(s), it’s a synonym of Béésh bichʼahii. The country should have bikéyah: Béésh bichʼahii bikéyah. —Stephen (Talk) 07:30, 3 August 2012 (UTC)