Hosteen

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    Also spelled Hastiin, Hosteen is a term of respectful address in Navajo meaning man or husband. In Navajo, "First Man," from the Navajo Origin Story, is called Áłtsé Hastiin. Often, Hosteen is used before a last name, functioning in a way that is similar to the usage of Mister (Mr.) in English.

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    "PFC Joe Hosteen Kelwood (Diné) of Steamboat Canyon, Ganado, Arizona; Pvt Floyd Saupitty (Nʉmʉnʉʉ) of Lawton, Oklahoma; and PFC Alex Williams (Diné) of Red Lake, Leupp, Arizona en route to Okinawa, circa 1945"

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    Navajo People
         2011   Diné Bizaad - The Navajo Language. http://navajopeople.org/navajo-language.htm,
             accessed January 26, 2015.

    Newcomb, Franc Johnson.
         1964   Hosteen Klah: Navaho Medicine Man and Sand Painter. Norman: University of
             Oklahoma Press.