Ghąąjįʼ

See also: ghąąjįʼ

Alternative forms

  • Ghą́ą́jįʼ

Etymology

Literally, "back-to-back": hwííshgháán (“one’s back”) + -jįʼ (“against it”). Compare Western Apache Ghąązhįʼ (“October, lying side-by-side”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ̃̀ːt͡ʃĩ̀ʔ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Ghąąjįʼ

  1. October

Usage notes

Ghąąjįʼ is considered the first month of the Navajo calendar, and back-to-back refers to the interface between the end of the preceding year and the beginning of the new one.

See also

Gregorian calendar months: náhidizídígííedit
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