-jí
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ji"
Navajo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-t͡ʃɪ́/
Suffix
-jí
- on the side of, toward
- way
- anaaʼjí ― Enemyway
- chíshíjí ― Chiricahua Way
- dziłkʼijí ― Mountainway
- atsáájí ― Eagleway
- hóchxǫ́ǫ́ʼjí ― Evilway
- hózhǫ́ǫ́jí ― Blessingway
- níłchʼijí ― Windway
- sǫʼtsohjí ― Big Starway
- tłʼééʼjí ― Nightway; Night Chant ceremony
- wóláchííʼjí ― Red Antway
Usage notes
This suffix is often used to form the names of ceremonies and institutions.
See also
- béshee (“Flintway”)
- hoozhónee (“Beautyway”)
- naʼatʼoyee (“Shootingway”)