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Naaltsoos Ayiilaa
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Navajo
Etymology
From Navajo nv naaltsoos book + nv áyiilaa he made it. The name is due to a misunderstanding where the Navajo phrase for "a book written by" was interpreted as an author’s name.Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987. The books’ covers bear the words Brian Wildsmith Naaltsoos Áyiilaa, meaning "a book by Brian Wildsmith."
Proper noun
nv proper noun Naaltsoos Ayiilaa
A person’s name.
Usage notes
This name is a nonexistent person, presumably Navajo, listed in several book catalogs as the co-author for the Navajo editions of children’s books by Brian Wildsmith.Worldcat listing for Ayiilaa, Naaltsoos. worldcat.org. Accessed 2011-12-30.Barnes & Noble. barnesandnoble.com. Accessed 2011-12-30.Alibris listing. alibris.com Accessed 2011-12-30
Alternative forms
nv Naaltsoos Áyiilaa
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