ayóóʼánííníshʼní

Navajo phrasebook
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Etymology

ayóo (“very”) + á- (“thus”) + ni- (2nd-person object prefix) + yíní- (“directed at”) + sh- (1st-person subject prefix) + d- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of -NIID (“to feel, want, desire, love”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀jóːʔɑ́níːnɪ́ʃʔnɪ́/
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Phrase

ayóóʼánííníshʼní

  1. I love you, I adore you

Synonyms

  • ayóóʼáshííníʼní (“you love me”)
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