Tse Bonito (Navajo: places, community, pronounce)

[LiquidPeppermint]

Can someone tell me exactly how to pronounce Tse Bonito?

Specifically, is it "See" or "Say" Bonito?


Thanks.

[tecpatl]

and that would mean what? Bonito is Spanish, but Tse? No sabe.
You don't mean Que Bonito How beautiful ? Actually, I'm the last person to be giving advice about Spanish...mine is pretty lame.

[Bear's Mom]

I think it is a combination of Navajo & Spanish........... a community on the AZ/NM border. I'm not sure of the Navajo either......( it is beautiful language but difficult - for me anyway...)..but I am pretty sure that "No se" means I don't know & 'no sabe' is he/she doesn't know.

[sjbasin]

Tse is Navajo for rock. It's pronounced sort of like the "ts" in "tsunami". Not a pure "s", but one with the t preceding it. Kinda like the sound between the words "hot seat", where your're picking up both the T and the S. Sorta. See if this helps:

Navajo Pronunciation Guide


There's also a book about Navajo place names that Hillerman wrote I think. Or maybe it's someone else's and it's about the places in his books. Anyway, it's a good reference if you want to know more.

[dunappy]

The Pronunciaton is " Say" Bonito but is not a combination of Navajo and Spanish but rather a modification of the Navajo name Tsé Biniiʼ Tó

Tse is a drescripter, but I don't know what it means
But it's found in alot of different unrelated words
Tse-nihl= Axe
tse-ye-chee =cliff
Tse'-bit-A'i (say-bid-ah-ih) - Rock with Wings ( AKA Ship rock)

[LiquidPeppermint]

Thanks, all.