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”)

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