bízháneeʼ
Navajo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪ́ʒɑ́nèːʔ/
Noun
bízháneeʼ
- he/she/they is/are lucky
- tʼáá íiyisíí nízháneeʼ ― you are really lucky!
Usage notes
The Navajo notion of luck is different...a person’s luck is believed to be affected by his or her conduct in life, so people can make their own luck.
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shízháneeʼ | nihízháneeʼ |
| 2nd person | nízháneeʼ | nihízháneeʼ |
| 3rd person | bízháneeʼ | |
| 4th person (3o) | yízháneeʼ | |
| 4th person (3a) | házháneeʼ | |
| 4th person (3i) | ázháneeʼ | — |
| reflexive | ázháneeʼ, ádízháneeʼ | — |
| reciprocal | — | áłzháneeʼ, ahíłzháneeʼ |