Nav·a·jo
noun/ˈnævəhəʊ/
/ˈnævəhəʊ/
(also Navaho)
(plural Navajo, Navajos)
- a member of the largest group of native North American people, most of whom live in the US states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah
最大的北美原住民群体的成员，他们大多数居住在美国亚利桑那州、新墨西哥州和犹他州 CultureThe Navajo are related to the Apache. They live mostly on reservations (= areas of land kept separate for native North American people to live in) and work mainly as farmers. They have also earned money from oil and other minerals on their land. The Navajo are known for weaving carpets and blankets and for making pottery and silver jewellery.Word Originfrom Spanish Apaches de Navajó ‘apaches from Navajo’, from Tewa navahu: ‘fields adjoining an arroyo’.