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Navajo Word/Phrase: dį́į́’di ‘azlį́į́’

English Translation: It happened four times

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Dį́į́’di ‘azlį́į́’ go ląą beehląh łé.

Navajo Word/Phrase: dah deeshzhah

English Translation: Sticking up, to be (as hair)

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Nitsii’ dah deeshzhah, shik’is.

Navajo Word/Phrase: tsints’ósí

English Translation: stick

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Tsints’ósí ła’ nidiitįįhgo bee’ tsédzi’naa’atsih.

Navajo Word/Phrase: atoo’

English Translation: stew

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Atoo’ ayóó łikango yishdląą’.

Navajo Word/Phrase: nihodii’á or nikihodiiah

English Translation: Steep, it is

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Kodóó t’áá íiyisíí nikihodiiah.

Navajo Word/Phrase: hóyéé’

English Translation: Steamboat

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Hóyéé’di lá ha’íí bahnida’aldeeh?

Navajo Word/Phrase: t’áadoo kót’é’ ílíní

English Translation: suddenly (without warning)

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Tó t’áadoo kót’é’ ílíní ásdįįd.

Navajo Word/Phrase: ałt’anidzih

English Translation: to stutter

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Shizhe’é ayóí ałt’anidzih.

Navajo Word/Phrase: t’áá hoshch’į’

English Translation: suddenly

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ashkii t’áá hosch’į’go nihich’į’ báhóóchįįd.

Navajo Word/Phrase: ádántsíjíkees

English Translation: Think for oneself or self

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ádántsíjíkees łeh, áko t’áádoole’í doo hananitł’ah dah łeh.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ałtsoh ahi’na’iildee’

English Translation: reunify

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ałtsoh ahi’na’iildee’go, ałchíní dóó báda’olta’igíí needooltah t’áádoo ólta’ gone’ beeda’doolnih.

Navajo Word/Phrase: asdajincheeh

English Translation: shelter

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Asdajincheeh biłnahaząągóó éí ałchiní dóó ba’da’olta’igíí yina’jį nił t’ahdanichééh.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ch’ínoohjeeh Ch’idookah

English Translation: evacuate

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Táá’aníígo nitsohodindeelgo tsxįįnłoh
ch’idookah dóó bits’ąą’jį’ evacuate oohooniiįígíí.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Bi’da’deelkaal

English Translation: lock down

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): T’ááłáhádi ahee’iłkidjį, ałchíní bi’da’deelkaal dooleeł nitsohodindeeligíí biniinaah.

Navajo Word/Phrase: Ałtsé biłahoodiilzééh

English Translation: hold

Usage in a sentence (Navajo): Ałtsé biłahoodiilzééh!

In our effort to support improved compliance, consistency, and accountability in the Navajo Nation's performance management process, the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) is issuing a forgiveness of the submittal of all outstanding Employee Performance Appraisal Forms (EPAFs) for rating period from 1/2/2022 and prior years.

Leaders from the Department of Diné Education hosted staff from the 25th Navajo Nation Council, Diné Grant School Association, Diné Bi Olta School Board Association, and the Navajo Nation Washington Office to discuss the proposed federal cuts to education

Planning a trip or home project? Borrow up to $7,000 at a 10% interest rate — quick and easy application online or in-office.

Navajo Sentence: Bikáá’dah’asdáhí yiwodígíí dikwíí lá báhálį́?

Meaning/Definition: rocking chair

Navajo Sentence: Béésó yoltá’gi bidahwiil’ąą́ ́.

Meaning/Definition: We learned it.

Navajo Sentence: Lóóyaah łįį́ ’ bida’akéé’

Meaning/Definition: Footprints or trail leading down

Yaʼiishjááshchilí which means Planting of Early Crops when the big rains came to nourish for the newly planted seeds. Tuesday (Damóo dóó Naaki jí)

baanítłéé’

Meaning/Definition: Referring to ointment, liquid or giving in a creamy or mushy form. Some would use this term to mean “I hit him/her”-I punched him/her…

baanááníshgíh

Meaning/Definition: Give it back again or haul to again.

baaníyí

Meaning/Definition: I delivered, brought/hauled it to him or her

baaníjaa’

Meaning/Definition: I gave them to him or her in large quantities

Biniiyéí hajihdiit’įįh éí doodahgo bijiléé

Meaning/Definition: causual

yijoosłáá’ yóóʼabidíí'ąh

Meaning/Definition: does not want it or desires the action of abandonment or rejection, and leave behind

bah=with it or using it nida’iiltso’= feeding milk

Meaning/Definition: Giving milk to the little lambs or bottle feeding

dééní

Meaning/Definition: sharp

(beeh) = with (ta’diigeeshí) =cutting/ shearing instruments or scissors

Meaning/Definition: Shearing scissors or clippers

tsékoohgóó

Meaning/Definition: canyon, ditch and cliffs

ádeiłí

Meaning/Definition: make, build, construct or to do

tá’dígéésh

Meaning/Definition: shearing/shear (wool), etc.

The North parking lot of admnistrative Building One & Two will be closed and barricaded beginning May 13 until noon, May 14th. 

shi’diił’a

Meaning/Definition: feeling bothered, agitated or annoyed by

nizaadgóó

Meaning/Definition: far, into the distance

Yá'át'ééh friends! Please join us this month at the Main Library in Window Rock, AZ. All events are free for all community members to join and participate!

dilch’ił

Meaning/Definition: crackels or popping sound

bee’adiltąshí

Meaning/Definition: sling shot

bilááh

Meaning/Definition: beyond it, more than, excess

ni’hoosdzáán

Meaning/Definition: The female ground

Dibé Nitsaa éí dził náhookǫsjigo si’ánígíí óolyé.

Meaning/Definition: To the north lies Mount Hesperus, a notable mountain

Hooghandi tó t’óo nidahiigeeh léí’ ayóo bąąhą́ą́h daniidzin.

Meaning/Definition: “We haul water to our home, so we value it highly and do not let it go to waste.”

Ólta’di áłchíní naanish ádoolníłígíí yee ałha’da’deest’ą́ dóó’ t’áadoo hodina’í ałtsxo ádayiilaa.

Meaning/Definition: At school, the students settled on what to do and completed it immediately.

zhǫ’

Meaning/Definition: Fun thing, entertainment or amusement

zahalánii

Meaning/Definition: Mocking bird

yas

Meaning/Definition: snow

xosh/hosh

Meaning/Definition: cactus

wóóneeshchʼįįdii

Meaning/Definition: locust