What is the word for shy in Navajo?

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2026-04-28 14:55

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TOH-BAH-HA-ZSID. (?)

'ádaa yinísht'į́---to be shy

bíkásísti' -- shy becuase one is over awed

ádíkásísti'-- to become bashful or shy

These all conjugate in complicated ways.

For example: yinísht'į́ , nánít'į́ , yinít'į́ , yizhnít'į́ , yiníit'į́ , yinóht'į́ , deinít'į́ , deizhnít'į́ (hwiinít'į́ )

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