Náʔël

Proper noun

Náʔël

1. A female given name from Chipewyan.
   • When Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ was born, vital statistics told Catholique Valpy that the glottal stop is not part of the Roman alphabet. Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ now has a younger sister, Náʔël Nóríya May Talbot, who also has a glottal stop in her name.2019 March 1, “Mother lobbies MLAs to get Indigenous symbols recognized on birth certificates”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2019
   • Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ May Talbot sits at the kitchen table and proudly draws the meaning of her and her little sister’s Náʔël’s name.
   • Sahᾴí̜ʔᾳ translated from Chipewyan means “when the sun peaks through” while Náʔël’s is a word to “describe caribou crossing a river.”2022 January 8, Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs, “Denesuline family challenges N.W.T. legislation to use traditional names”, in APTN National News, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2022