-MĄʼII

Etymology

From the noun mąʼii (“coyote”). Compare Western Apache baʼtsoʼsii, Chiricahua mbaaye.

Root

-MĄʼII

  1. serves as the theme in a number of "slangy" verbs, typically conveying contempt

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 395
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