What is the Navajo word for hawk?

Answer 1

The Navajo word for hawk is "atsá." In Navajo culture, the hawk is considered a sacred animal and is often associated with protection, strength, and vision. The Navajo people have a deep respect for the hawk and its symbolism in their traditional beliefs and ceremonies.

Answer 2

'atseełtsoii--- redtailed hawk

ginítsoh--- sparrow hawk

ginítsoh dootł'izhí-- blue hawk

tsiyaalzhahí---- chicken hawk (sharp-shinned?)

dzílí--- Cooper's hawk

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Answer 3

náshdóítsoh

It means literally "big wildcat" . tsoh means big or large.

It is associated with the blue or turquoise sacred mountain of the south, Mt Taylor (near Grants NM) in English, Tsoodził in Navajo.

The marks above the vowels are high tone marks. Where the low tone i follows the high tone o it is a falling tone.

nash-doh-ee-tso- is a rough approximation.

Answer 4

tooh ńlínígíí

--- The second word means roughly " the one it flows along"

The first word means body of water or stream

There are four sacred rivers meantioned in the creation stories. The are:

Tooh Ba'áád ("river-it's female") The Rio Grande

Tooh Biką' or Są́' Bitooh ( river-it's male or old age river) San Juan River

Tółchí'íkooh-- Red water wash--The Little Colorado

And the Colorado River.

Answer 5

There are different kinds of trees. T'iis, Tsin, etc....

Answer 6

The Navajo word for horse is łįį'

Pronouncing that word correctly is practically impossible for a non-native speaker.

Answer 7

tł'iish (pronounced klesh)

Answer 8

diyin yá naalʼaʼí , messenger from God