You can say "family" in Navajo by saying: dah 'oonéłígíí
family members is: áłchíní
One family unit: t'ááłá'í hooghanígíí
"among the families of the community": dahootahgóó
Also the word K'é means: relatives, kinship, relationships, friendship peace.
In Navajo, people of the same clan can be refered to as family, i.e. "brothers" or "sisters", etc.
Clan is: dóone'é. This means your first (mother's) clan.
Your father's "born for" clan is: báshíshchíín. In the third person it is : yáshchíín
The rest of your clans are:
Maternal grandfather's clan is : dashicheii
Paternal grandfather's clan is: dashinalí
You introduce yourself in that order.
One way of introducing one's self to a group would be to say: shik'éí dóó shidine'é (my family and my people- friends)
There is no one word in Navajo that says "family" as I know it; however,
Shil hoz 'anigii may be the nearest translation meaning "what I am responsible for" includes responsibility to self, family, extended family, the community, material and animal possessions and finally the tie/responsibility to nature and the spiritual.
Yah'ah' teh' ah'bin'eh - Hello, good morning in Navajo
Woman in Navajo: asdzání (tends to mean younger) or asdzą́ą́ ( mature lady, after about 50) or asdzáánwomenfolk is : sáaniiYoung woman can also be : ch'ikę́ę́h
It is: Nídin sélį́į́'
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In Navajo Kitten is: mósí yázhí.Kitty is: gidíCat can also be:mósí,moasi or mósíMy kitten is : shimósí yázhíThe marks above vowels are high tone not accent or stress. Navajo is a tonal language.Here is a video of the song "soft kitty" sung in Navajo attached as a linknot sure about navajo, but in apache which is closely related, it's shimoosa.
There are two ways you can say "Navajo" in Navajo. Dinémeans "The People" in Navajo. The Navajo call themselves "Diné". Nabeehó is another way of saying Navajo.
The Navajo word for a caterpillar is ch'osh ditł'ooi.
In Navajo, "nosey" can be translated as "T'a'í."
Pam is not a Navajo given name. You would say it as the English "Pam".
The word for ruler or leader in Navajo is naat'áanii.
Roll or role?
The Navajo word for dawn is hayííłką; early dawn is yidiiską.
In Navajo, "little girl" is said as "bik'éí bini'".
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burrito
Haa'goh
The children learned how to weave for fun