Ancient History and Folklore of the Navajo
The voice that beautifies the land!
The voice above,
The voice of the thunder,
Among the dark clouds
Again and again it sounds,
The voice that beautifies the land.
The voice that beautifies the land!
The voice below,
The voice of the grasshopper,
Among the flowers and grasses
Again and again it sounds,
The voice that beautifies the land.
navajo mountain chant
Days of the Week – Months of the Year – Season – Numbers
World Elements Land Water
Minerals Metals
Animals Birds Fish Reptiles Insects
Fruits Trees Flowers Vegetables Colors
Times and Seasons
Town Country Agriculture
People Relations
Human Body
Physical Mental Power and Qualities
Health
Food and Drink and Cooking Utensils
Home Stuff
Travelling
Recreation and Amusement
Religion Trades Correspondence
Descriptors
Actions
| I | shí |
| you | ni |
| he | bí |
| we | nihí |
| you (plural) | nihí |
| they | bí |
| this | díí |
| that | éí |
| here | kwii, kweʼé, kǫ́ǫ́ |
| there | aadi |
| who | |
| what | daa |
| where | háadi |
| when | hádą́ą́ʼ (past), hahgo |
| how | daa |
| not | dooda |
| all | tʼáá ałtso, tʼáá átʼé |
| many | ląʼí, łą́, łání |
| some | |
| few | |
| other | ałʼąą |
| one | tʼááłáʼí |
| two | naaki |
| three | tááʼ |
| four | dį́į́ |
| five | ashdlaʼ |
| big | tsoh |
| long | |
| wide | hóteel |
| thick | |
| heavy | nidaaz (it is heavy) |
| small | |
| short | |
| narrow | |
| thin | |
| woman | asdzání (young), asdzą́ą́ (old) |
| man (male) | hastiin |
| man (human) | diné |
| child | awééʼ, áłchíní |
| wife | hweʼesdzáán |
| husband | hahastiin |
| mother | amá |
| father | azhéʼé, ataaʼ |
| animal | naaldlooshii |
| fish | łóóʼ |
| bird | tsídii |
| dog | łééchąąʼí |
| louse | yaaʼ |
| snake | tłʼiish, naʼashǫ́ʼii |
| worm | chʼosh |
| tree | tsin ííʼáii, tsin ííʼáhígíí |
| forest | tsintah |
| stick | |
| fruit | |
| seed | |
| leaf | atʼąąʼ |
| root | akétłʼóól |
| bark (of a tree) | aháshtʼóózh, azhííh |
| flower | chʼil bílátah hózhóón, |
| grass | tłʼoh |
| rope | tłʼóół |
| skin | |
| meat | atsįʼ |
| blood | dił |
| bone | tsʼin |
| fat (noun) | akʼah |
| egg | ayęęzhii |
| horn | adeeʼ |
| tail | atseeʼ |
| feather | atʼaʼ |
| hair | |
| head | bitsiiʼ, atsiiʼ, atsiitsʼiin |
| ear | ajaaʼ |
| eye | anááʼ |
| nose | áchį́į́h |
| mouth | azééʼ |
| tooth | awooʼ |
| tongue | atsooʼ |
| fingernail | áláshgaan |
| foot | akeeʼ |
| leg | ajáád |
| knee | agod |
| hand | álaʼ |
| wing | atʼaʼ |
| belly | |
| guts | atsą́ siláí |
| neck | akʼos |
| back | bíígháán |
| breast | |
| heart | ajéídíshjool |
| liver | bizid, azid |
| to drink | |
| to eat | ayą́ |
| to bite | |
| to suck | |
| to spit | |
| to vomit | |
| to blow | |
| to breathe | |
| to laugh | |
| to see | yooʼį́ |
| to hear | |
| to know | |
| to think | |
| to smell | yishchin |
| to fear | |
| to sleep | ałhosh |
| to live | hiná |
| to die | yę́ę ádin |
| to kill | |
| to fight | |
| to hunt | |
| to hit | |
| to cut | |
| to split | |
| to stab | |
| to scratch | |
| to dig | |
| to swim | naʼałkǫ́ǫ́ʼ |
| to fly | bił yitʼah |
| to walk | |
| to come | |
| to lie (as in a bed) | sitą́ |
| to sit | sédá |
| to stand | sézį́ |
| to turn (intransitive) | |
| to fall | |
| to give | yíʼááh |
| to hold | |
| to squeeze | |
| to rub | |
| to wash | |
| to wipe | |
| to pull | |
| to push | |
| to throw | |
| to tie | |
| to sew | |
| to count | ííníshtaʼ |
| to say | |
| to sing | hataał |
| to play | naashné |
| to float | |
| to flow | nílį́ |
| to freeze | |
| to swell | |
| sun | shá, jóhonaaʼéí |
| moon | ooljééʼ |
| star | sǫʼ |
| water | tó |
| rain | níłtsą́ |
| river | tooh nílíní, tooh |
| lake | tooh, beʼekʼid |
| sea | tónteel |
| salt | áshįįh |
| stone | |
| sand | séí |
| dust | łeezh |
| earth | łeezh |
| cloud | kʼos |
| fog | áhí |
| sky | yá |
| wind | níłchʼi, níyol |
| snow | zas |
| ice | |
| smoke | łid |
| fire | kǫʼ |
| ash | łeeshchʼih |
| to burn | |
| road | |
| mountain | dził |
| red | łichííʼ |
| green | dinootłʼizh |
| yellow | łitso |
| white | łigai |
| black | łizhin |
| night | tłʼééʼ |
| day | jį́ |
| year | nááhai, yihah |
| warm | |
| cold | hakʼaz |
| full | hadéébįįd |
| new | ániid, ániidí |
| old | sání |
| good | yáʼátʼééh |
| bad | doo yáʼátʼéeh da |
| rotten | dláád |
| dirty | niłhin, chin bąąh |
| straight | kʼézdon |
| round | názbąs |
| sharp (as a knife) | deení |
| dull (as a knife) | doo deení da |
| smooth | dilkǫǫh |
| wet | ditłééʼ |
| dry | yíłtseii |
| correct | |
| near | áhání |
| far | |
| right | |
| left | |
| at | -di, -gi |
| in | biiʼ |
| with | ił |
| and | dóó |
| if | ládą́ą́ʼ |
| because | háálá |
| name | yízhí |
LANGUAGE MADNESS 