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nii gúsdzâné

noun

LanguageWestern Apache (United States)

Meaning
  1. Mother Earth
  2. This term refers to the earth personified as a mother, which is central to cultural teachings.
Examples

nii gúsdzâné ya’it’é.

Mother Earth is beautiful.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUse this term with respect as it denotes the earth as a living, sacred entity.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.