béésh bee haneʼé

Navajo

Etymology

béésh (“metal”) + bee (“with it”) + haneʼ (“story, news, tale”) + -í (“nominalizer”)

Noun

béésh bee haneʼé

1. 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”)