hasbídí

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Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

hasbídí

  1. pigeon (Columbidae)
    Hasbídí bikʼínílizh!
    Pee on pigeons! (what Navajo children used to hear when their teachers at the BIA schools would yell the words, "Speak English!")
  2. turtle dove
  3. mourning dove
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