awééshchíín

Etymology

awééʼ (“baby”) +‎ -shchíín (“facsimile of”)

Noun

awééshchíín

  1. doll (a toy in the form of a human)

Inflection

Secondary possessives of awééshchíín
singular duoplural plural
1st person sheʼawééshchíín niheʼawééshchíín daniheʼawééshchíín
2nd person neʼawééshchíín niheʼawééshchíín daniheʼawééshchíín
3rd person beʼawééshchíín
4th person (3o) yeʼawééshchíín
4th person (3a) hweʼawééshchíín
Indefinite (3i) awééshchíín

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 137.
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