wónitłʼizí

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Navajo[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

wó- (insect, bug) + ntłʼiz (it is hard, stiff, brittle) + (nominalizer), from ni- (prefix that forms neuter imperfectives) + -tłʼiz (verb stem, to be hard).

Noun[edit]

wónitłʼizí

  1. woodlouse, pill bug