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More often spelled bilagáana, this word is an Anglicization of the Navajo word used to refer to people who have white skin.
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"Unidentified white man, circa 1890," Cobb Memorial Photography collection, 1880-1942 (000-119-0316), Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico. All Rights Reserved. Use with permission only.
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Young, R. W., & Morgan, W.
1987 The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. Albuquerque:
University of New Mexico Press.