Naaltsoos Ayiilaa

== Navajo == === Etymology === From Navajo naaltsoos (“book”) + áyiilaa (“he made it”). The name is due to a misunderstanding where the Navajo phrase for "a book written by" was interpreted as an author’s name. The books’ covers bear the words Brian Wildsmith Naaltsoos Áyiilaa, meaning "a book by Brian Wildsmith." === Proper noun === Naaltsoos Ayiilaa A person’s name. ==== Usage notes ==== This name is a nonexistent person, presumably Navajo, listed in several book catalogs as the co-author for the Navajo editions of children’s books by Brian Wildsmith. ==== Alternative forms ==== Naaltsoos Áyiilaa === References ===