Dine Bizad. A Handbook for Beginners in the Study of the Navaho Language

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DINE BIZAD
Navaho, his Language
A Handbook for Beginners
in the Study of the
Navaho Language
Published by
The Mission to the Navaho Indians
Tolchaco, Arizona
PREFACE
Thepublicationof this book is the fruit of a sincere desire
to help those who seek a working knowledge of the Navaho
language.
The makers of it did not grow up with the language but
they have been assisted by those who have been longest
on the field and by the very best native interpreters.
The Navaho language is very extensive and it has required
much earnest thought and counsel to determine what por-
tions of it were necessary in a work of this nature.
There will doubtless seem to be some omissions but in most
cases the word sought may be found under another form.
The spelling willseem insome cases to be imperfectbut several
new characters have been introduced and the difficult sounds
indicated as nearly as possible. It will always be necessary
for a beginner to hear these words pronounced by a native
in order to learn them correctly.
The alphabet should first be mastered and the notes care-
fully studied before attempting very much in the way of
conversation.
Questions or suggestions will receive courteous considera-
tion from the publishers who contemplate the preparation of
a more complete work later on.
Thanks are due the men of other denominations associated
with us in the Navaho field for their invaluable help, also to
the Indian interpreters.
F. G. MITCHELL.
Tolchaco, Ariz., May, 1910.
CONTENTS
Page
ALPHABET AND NOTES 6-14
INDEX TO CONJUGATED VERBS 16-17-
CONJUGATED VERBS 18-90
ENGLISH-NAVAHO WORD LIST 92-119
CLASSIFIED WORD LISTS:
Places 124
Travel 125
Greetings 123
Times and Seasons 118, 119
Money and Numbers 122, 123
Personal Pronouns 127
Parts of the Body 120, 121
Family Relations 126
6
THE NAVAHO ALPHABET
English example. Navaho example.
a father a-di = there
b babe ba = bread
c ch in church ciz = firewood
c' see notes c'a = hat
d see notes di-ne' = man, Navaho
e met de = horn
e they de = tea
g go ga = rabbit
g see notes ho-gan' = dwelling
h see notes ha'-ko = come
h see notes hai = winter
i machine di = this
i pin c'il = grass, weeds
j joy je = pitch, wagon grease
k key as-ki' _= boy
k see notes n-tses'kes = I think
k' seenotes k'ai = willow
1 seenotes lo'k'a = reeds
dl seenotes dloh = prairie dog
1 see notes lin = horse
tl see notes tlel = match
tl' see notes tl'o = hay
m me ma"in = coyote
n no na-dan" = corn
n see notes dan = spring
o no lod — sore, ulcer
p see notes ap-be' = milk
s see sad = word
s sugar so = exclamation
t see notes ta-cer = sweat house
t see notes tin — ice
V see notes t'a-i'yi-si = very
u lute tVha-yu'i = much
w we a-we" = baby
y ye yo* — beads
z zeal ni'zad = far
z azure ni-zun'i = pretty
o' see notes
This alphabet should be carefully studied before proceeding
farther; then as words are acquired begin at once to use them
in conversation. The mistakes you make and the amuse-
ment you give will help you to a correct pronunciation.