Sisnaajiní

Navajo

Etymology

sis (“mountain”) + naajiní (“black streak”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sisnaajiní

Blanca Peak, Colorado

Usage notes

One of the six sacred mountains of the Navajo. Sisnaajiní, associated with the dawn and the color white, marks the eastern boundary of Dinétah.

Synonyms

Yoołgaii Dziil (“White Shell Mountain”)

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