Náʔël

English Proper noun en female Chipewyan. en Mother lobbies MLAs to get Indigenous symbols recognized on birth certificates w:CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mla-northwest-territories-indigenous-symbol-1.5039622 2019-03-01 When Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ was born, vital statistics told Catholique Valpy that the glottal stop is not part of the Roman alphabet. Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ​ now has a younger sister, Náʔël Nóríya May Talbot, who also has a glottal stop in her name. https://web.archive.org/web/20190313133849/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mla-northwest-territories-indigenous-symbol-1.5039622 2019-03-13 en Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs Denesuline family challenges N.W.T. legislation to use traditional names w:APTN National News https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/denesuline-family-challenges-n-w-t-legislation-to-use-traditional-names/ 2022-01-08 Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ May Talbot sits at the kitchen table and proudly draws the meaning of her and her little sister’s Náʔël’s name.Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ translated from Chipewyan means “when the sun peaks through” while Náʔël’s is a word to “describe caribou crossing a river.” https://web.archive.org/web/20220109072636/https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/denesuline-family-challenges-n-w-t-legislation-to-use-traditional-names/ 2022-01-09