nááhai

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bináhááh (to be [so many] years old), perfective tense binááhai, from -hááh (imperfective stem, “to pass a winter, year”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

nááhai

  1. year
  2. a year (completely) passed
    naadįįłaʼ shinááhaiI’m 21 years old.
    shichʼéʼé éí łaʼtsʼáadah binááhaiMy daughter is 11 years old. (mother speaking)

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