Navajo Language Tohatchi DCPO1

Navajo Language Vocabulary

• alch'i' adeez'a: Refers to a "Forked Hogan," a traditional Navajo dwelling structure featuring a forked entrance design.
• hooghan nimazi: Translates to "Round Hogan," indicating a circular-shaped traditional Navajo house.
• tacheeh: Means "sweat lodge," a structure specifically built for ritual cleansing and body purification practices in the Navajo culture.
• baa nistsoos: Indicates the action "I am giving the flat, flexible, sheet-like object to him or her," showcasing a common verb structure in Navajo.
• Baa nishjooł: Translates to "I am giving the matted, or tangled object to him or her," illustrating another verb conjugation.
• Baa nishnííł: Represents "I am giving the two objects/plural objects to him or her," emphasizing Navajo usage of plural forms in the context of giving.
• Baa nishłé: Means "I am giving the flexible, elongated object to him or her," demonstrating specificity in object description.
• Baa nishheeh: Denotes "I am giving the soft bulky object/objects in a bag to him or her," highlighting the concept of handling objects stored within a bag.
• Baa nishtłeeh: Refers to "I am giving the mushy object to him or her," acknowledging different textures in object identification.
• Baa nishkaah: Indicates "I am giving the object in an open container to him or her," signifying the relationship between objects and their containers in transactions.
• Baa nishtííh: Means "I am giving the rigid, elongated object to him or her," which underlines the characteristics of objects involved in the action of giving.
• k'os: Translates to "clouds," a natural phenomenon significant in Navajo culture and storytelling.
• daadilkal': Means "door," a crucial architectural element in Navajo structures.
• Adee': Refers to a "fleshy, typically large fruit with a hard skin," which can include various edible varieties, reflecting the relationship between nature and culture.