Navajo

/ˈnævəˌhoʊ/ noun/adjective

Definition

A member of a Native American people of the southwestern United States, or relating to their culture, language, or traditions.

Etymology

From Spanish 'Navajó', possibly from Tewa 'navahu' meaning 'large area of cultivated lands'. The Navajo people call themselves 'Diné' meaning 'the people' in their own language, Diné bizaad.

Kelly Says

The Navajo language was famously used as an unbreakable code during World War II, with Navajo 'code talkers' transmitting crucial military information that Japanese cryptographers never managed to decipher. The language's complex grammar and the code talkers' additional layer of encryption made it the only spoken military code never broken in modern warfare.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ናቫሆ
nāvāhō
ARالعربية
نافاجو
nāfājū
BNবাংলা
নাভাহো
nabhaho
CACatalà
navajo
navadʒo
CSČeština
Navaho
navaho
DADansk
navajo
navaˈjo
DEDeutsch
Navajo
naˈvaːho
ELΕλληνικά
Ναβαχό
navachó
ESEspañol
navajo
nabaho
FAفارسی
ناواهو
nāvāhō
FISuomi
navajo
navaˈjo
FRFrançais
navajo
navadʒo
GUGU
નાવાજો
nāvājō
HAHA
navajo
navajo
HEעברית
נאוואחו
navakhó
HIहिन्दी
नावाजो
nāvājo
HUMagyar
navahó
navahoː
IDBahasa Indonesia
navajo
navajo
IGIG
navajo
navajo
ITItaliano
navajo
navaˈdʒo
JA日本語
ナバホ
nabaho
KKKK
навахо
navaxɔ
KMKM
ណាវ៉ាហូ
nāvāhō
KO한국어
나바호
nabaho
MRMR
नावाजो
nāvājō
MSBahasa Melayu
navajo
navajo
MYမြန်မာ
နာဗာဟို
nābāhō
NLNederlands
navajo
navaˈjoː
NONorsk
navajo
navaˈjo
PAPA
ਨਾਵਾਜੋ
nāvājō
PLPolski
Navaho
navaˈho
PTPortuguês
navajo
navaˈʒo
RORomână
navajo
navadʒo
RUРусский
навахо
navaxɔ
SVSvenska
navajo
navaˈjo
SWKiswahili
navajo
navajo
TAதமிழ்
நாவாஹோ
nāvāhō
TEతెలుగు
నవాజో
navājō
THไทย
นาวาโฮ
nāwāhō
TLTL
navajo
navajo
TRTürkçe
navaho
navaho
UKУкраїнська
навахо
navaxɔ
URاردو
ناواجو
nāvājō
VITiếng Việt
người Navajo
người Navajo
YOYO
navajo
navajo
ZH中文
纳瓦霍
nàwǎhuò
ZUZU
navajo
navajo

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