niʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ni"

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”).

Noun

niʼ

1. ground, earth, world

   niʼ bikááʼ ― on Earth

2. floor

   Hooghan góneʼ niʼgóó ayóo sikʼaz. ― The floor in the house is very cold.

3. (Mythology) one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Niʼ Hodiłhił (“Black World”)
• Niʼ Hodootłʼizh (“Blue World”)
• Niʼ Haltsooí (“Yellow World”)
• Niʼ Hodisxǫs (“Glittering World”)

Particle

niʼ

1. the late (following the name of a recently deceased person), deceased
2. former
3. nonexistent

Synonyms

• ńtʼééʼ

See also

• łeezh
• shíniʼ

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Western Apache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɪʔ]

Noun

niʼ

1. ground, earth

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Yucatec Maya

Noun

niʼ (plural niʼoʼob)

1. (anatomy) nose

Derived terms

• jool niʼ