Nahatʼeʼiitsoh bikéyah = Australia in Navajo
In all languages “Australia” comes directly or indirectly from the Latin “australis incognita”. In all but the Navajo language in which “nahatʼeʼiitsoh bikéyah” literally means “the country of kangaroos”.
nahatʼeʼiitsoh = kangaroo
bikéyah = their country
Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Photo by @lukaszdaciuk (Instagram)
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