Dibé diníí bikéyah

Navajo

Etymology

dibé (“sheep”) + diniih (“pain”) + bikéyah (“their country”). So named because "sheep-pain" is almost homophonous with "Spain" in Navajo phonology.

Proper noun

Dibé diníí bikéyah

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

Synonyms

Naakáí Łibáʼí bikéyah

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