Navajo-English Dictionary

Navajo is spoken in the American Southwest (primarily Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah) by the Navajo people, or Dine'. The largest of all the Native American tribes, the Navajo are one of the few tribes that still use their native language in everyday communication. The Navajo language first appeared in writing in the mid-1800s. In 1939, the alphabet was standardized and printed materials were available. Shortly after, during World War II, bilingual code talkers sent secure radio messages using Navajo as a code. Includes over 9,000 entries; a detailed section on Navajo pronunciation; and useful, everyday expressions.

Author: C. Leon Wall, William Morgan
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Published: 06/01/1994
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.56w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780781802475
ISBN10: 0781802474
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Indigenous Languages of the Americas
- Foreign Language Study | Multi-Language Dictionaries