English hogan anglicizes Navajo hooghan, shortening the long vowel and regularizing the consonant and unstressed ending.
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hogan
a traditional Diné dwelling; the borrowed English term
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedNavajo / Diné bizaad · Navajo historical and modern record · dine dwellinghooghan
home, house, dwelling
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A Diné home or dwelling term becomes the English label for the traditional structure.
English first-known-use report: 1871.
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Hogan — Word HistoryWord History — Navajo hooghan
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Identifies the Navajo source.
Hooghan — home or househooghan — home or house
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Community lexicon documents the living Navajo form and cultural frame.
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