navajo
ナバホ族
解説 Definition
Navajo は、アメリカ南西部を中心に暮らす先住民族ナバホ族を指す固有名詞です。また、その言語や文化を指す語としても使われ、通常は Navajo と大文字で書かれます。
Navajo refers to an Indigenous people whose traditional homeland lies in the southwestern United States, or to their language and culture. As a proper name, it is normally capitalized and commonly appears in expressions such as the Navajo people, Navajo weaving, and the Navajo language.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
民族・言語・文化を表す固有名詞なので、通常は Navajo と大文字で書きます。the Navajo people、Navajo weaving、the Navajo language の組み合わせで覚えましょう。スペイン語を経た外名であり、ナバホ族自身の自称 Diné「人々」とは異なる点も重要です。
Remember Navajo through three connected phrases: the Navajo people, the Navajo language, and Navajo weaving. These cover its main uses as the name of an Indigenous nation and as a modifier for its language or cultural traditions. The people’s traditional homeland is in the American Southwest, which provides a useful geographical anchor. Navajo is an outside name that reached English through Spanish; many members call themselves Diné, meaning “the people.” Because Navajo is a proper name for a people and language, write it with a capital N rather than treating it like an ordinary common noun.
例文
The article explains the history of the Navajo people.
その記事はナバホ族の歴史を説明しています。
The museum has a display about Navajo weaving.
その博物館にはナバホ族の織物に関する展示があります。
Students learned that Navajo traditions are important in the Southwest.
学生たちは、ナバホ族の伝統がアメリカ南西部で重要であることを学びました。
navajo の類義語・関連語
navajo の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Navajo（ナバホ）はスペイン語経由で、テワ・プエブロ語の「Navahuu」（広い耕地の谷）に由来する。ナバホ族自身は「Diné（人々）」と自称する。地名が民族名になった例で、農耕との関わりが名前に残っている。
Navajo entered English through Spanish Navajó. The Spanish name is generally traced to a Tewa Pueblo expression referring to a broad area of cultivated fields or a large planted valley. A place-related designation thus became an ethnic name in Spanish and English. The people commonly use Diné, meaning “the people,” as a name for themselves. In present-day English, Navajo is capitalized when naming the people, their language, or their culture.
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