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níłchʼi
níłchʼi
Navajo
Noun
níłchʼi
- air, breeze, wind
- “the air or atmosphere in its entirety, including such air when in motion, conceived as having a holy quality and powers that are not acknowledged in Western culture” — McNeley, James. Holy Wind in Navajo Philosophy. Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1981
- gas
- níłchʼi łikoní — flammable gas
- spirit, benevolent spirits
Inflection
possessives of níłchʼi
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shiníłchʼi | nihiníłchʼi | danihiníłchʼi |
| 2nd person | niníłchʼi | nihiníłchʼi | danihiníłchʼi |
| 3rd person | biníłchʼi | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yiníłchʼi | ||
| 4th person (3a) | haníłchʼi | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | aníłchʼi | ||
Derived terms
- níłchʼi ászólí (helium)
- níłchʼi bee adíníséhé (nitrogen)
- níłchʼi dootłʼizhí (argon)
- níłchʼi doo diiltłádí (carbon dioxide)
- níłchʼi łitsxooí (neon)
- níłchʼi naalkidí (television)
- níłchʼi yáʼátʼéehii (oxygen)
- Níłchʼitsoh (December)