béésh bee haneʼé
Navajo
Etymology
béésh (“metal”) + bee (“with it”) + haneʼ (“story, news, tale”) + -í (“nominalizer”)
Noun
béésh bee haneʼé
- telephone
- Naaltsoos yíníshtaʼ ńtʼę́ę́ʼ béésh bee haneʼé diistsʼą́ą́ʼ.
- I was reading a book when the telephone rang.
Alternative forms
- béésh bee haniʼí
See also
- bił níjoobałí (“cell phone”)
- bił níjooyisí (“cell phone”)