@@cherryb.8076 Even though I disagree with his disagreement, he probably thinks it's because it isn't spoken in a widescale manner. Unlike English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German (and probably Dutch) which have embedded itself in former colony states, Navajo is a local language spoken by one ethnic group. But languages such as the Navajo shouldn't die. It's part of who we are and what we identify with. It's part of the foundation for culture and tradition. The Navajo Nation is still alive and well in this day in age despite having a rough history. We should learn their linguistics and preserve their culture as well as their people, definitely. It'd be a tragedy if they faded from the Earth, like any and all peoples and cultures.
My best friend was a Navajo. He taught me many words and phrases in Navajo. Sadly, he was killed during the Vietnam War. I have a lot of love and respect for the Navajo Nation because of our relationship. You need to preserve this wonderful language!
Hello. I have been in love with language all my life. As a Polish American, I moved to Thailand and lived there for 10 years. I had a chance to learn the intricacies of Thai language. Now I have moved back to America at 29, and live in a town that is over 35 percent Native American. It is an eye opening and, to be honest, soul crushing relization to see how denigrated and forgotten the Native community is. Thanks for putting a dying language on youtube.
What a fascinating language. Thank you for opening with the answer to the question people ask, and then explaining why it may be a misunderstanding. Then you go on to explain the way people actually communicate in Navajo, why, and how. Very balanced and informative, building up a respect for the language. Great video!
Fantastic, a huge blessing, I am soooo excited! I saw your comments in Duolingo and searched for you, yay YT!!!! I am Chochenyo Ohlone and we are reviving our language as a tribe. Much gratitude to you. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 It is great to have the cultural explanations about how to use these almost lost languages. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
gay?.. are you a gay? Never heard of a gay Native. (just teasing). Navajos are not submissive and neither is the language, so you should look for english sayings that suit you and who you are, my Native.
I appreciate you explaining the etiquette behind the language. So many people forget to go over this and I accidentally insulted an elder when I was learning a new language (Japanese). He forgave me because he was pleased that I was trying. He smacked my teacher upside the head for being negligent in my lessons. Didn't happen again!
I'm French, And i'm working with Horses, I use to meet Navajos people in France to share about your believes and i wanted to learn how to speak your beautiful Language. I would like to thank you for this knowledge. The communication really missing between our two culture, And because of you, in part, i can start to speak Navajo with my friend ! Thank you so much !
I came across this video accidentally and watched it up to the end. It makes us understand that when people communicate in any language the cultural context influences the choice of words and expressions
Ya' at 'eh. Thank you Daybreak Warrior. I love languages and have for decades. As a retired foreign language teacher my newest challenge is Navajo since we recently spent time out in Arizona. I will enjoy working on these expressions and possibly seeing more of your videos. Thank you.
my daughters are half navajo ,but due to one child's health we cannot travel . ive been looking for a way to teach them their language and culture . what little i can learn i sit with my daughters with videos like this and do my best to help them learn .
I was born and raised in Grants NM and was always fascinated by the Native languages. I joined the Army in 1997 and was medically retired a year ago. My family and I are going to settle in Albuquerque next year and I am going to learn Navajo. I learned to communicate with people in a good number of countries and realized that I don't know Navajo! I can't wait, I would love to carry on such a beautiful language.
Young Brother, this is beautiful. you walk in a beauty way. A'a - open - that is you - the love, genuine-ness, warth with which you share Din'e - thank you. while Lakota is where i wish to spend most of my energy, Din'e has always felt close to me as well. i am so glad to have accidentally discovered your postings. wopila na mitakuye oyasin
Thanks for this video! My class and I were discussing Navajo Code Talkers and they wanted to hear a bit of the language. This was amazing for them to get to hear Navajo and learn a bit of cultural context.
My greatest friend in the world, more of a brother since we were 12 is from the ashi (salt) tribe, forgive my spelling. We both turn 50 this year and it's great how you explain not only the pronunciation, but the proper use and terms related to English so well. What you do in sharing and preserving is beyond a great thing. ahehee
+Liz Ahehee'. I have trouble with the pronunciations! It's very different from English. NavajoWOTD dotcom is cool, they have recorded examples, repeated slowly, for folks like me!
I just picked up a load in New Mexico, and I was super-impressed by this...the Navajo come across as gentle and polite people, and when I watched them working - it was freaky in a good way...they work together not just reflexively but it seemed instinctually. not being racist with this, but was just impressed.
This is amazing that you pointed out they don't say how are you as a starter. I had lived in a pacific island for a few years, they'd always just say" Where are you going?" Or "Where were you?" in their language as a starter.
Thank you. I like how you educate on how to not be abrupt. I am saying in Kayenta, for a short while, and find the people very receptive to me learning as much as I can of these beautiful people, the Din-he
Thanks for providing the context for the phrases. There are great similarities between the history of Navajo and the Irish language. We have a similar amount of speakers, and saw both of our languages displaced by colonists. Keep up the great work.
Aa' Thank you so much! I was so excited to learn a few words here. I have been writing a novel, and one of my characters is Navajo. He is also the Lt. detective in the Analytic Unit in the New Mexico Forensics Department. I wanted to know how he would approach someone of his people, and politely acknowledge them, and you gave this to me, thank you for that so much. I have often wondered most about Apachean, because I was told my father had Apache blood, but we never knew his family, and he was an orphan anyway. So when he died, we lost all touch with any possibility of knowing his origin. Navajo (I understand) is a distant cousin to Apache? I would love to learn more of the language, but also I wish I could learn the language of the Apachean as well. Again: I cannot thank you enough! :) Yes, BETTER than Rosetta Stone!
I’ve always been interested about the culture and language of the Native American people. Wanted to learn the language but didn’t want to be offensive in any way. Thank you for sharing your amazing dialect.
Just to let you know, since there was no way of you knowing this . I watched this video a few years ago and what you told about starting conversations always stuck with me. When I saw Navajo was available on duolingo (it’s in beta but still good, free too) I immediately thought of your lessons. Then decided to take a dive into the language, more than just skimming through basics but really trying to understand the mindset, culture that come along with the language. I hope and believe this language will only strengthen. The power of technology and the massive increase of world population means that it will survive, especially when so many are interested in Native American culture.
OMG!!! I was trying to hard to learn the language when I lived with my friend Shawn but I never mastered anything!! But what I love about Navajo is the history and the amazing people!! I was always in the cultural center in albaquerque becuase Shawn had a dance group DINEH TAH and I was amazed I will definatly subscribe and in hopes to go visit New Mexico again sometime soon!
I am glad I have found your channel. Duolingo has started the Navajo language learning with a beta testing and I am excited to really dig into the language more.
i learn in shiprock accent and its cool to be able to now distinguish between arizona accent and new mexico accent when i learn from others outside family......great video
Thank you for this wisdom. To my family this has been known until now as the forbidden language. My mother has forgotten her tongue but is relearning in her 80’s as am I. Because of what our family ancestors had to endure, we were forbidden to speak it. Your videos are greatly appreciated. Mitakuye Oyasin
I'm blown away! I want to learn this language so bad and I loved it so much that you're including the culture of the language as well.. because I hate it when we English-ized every other language to make it sound like us. I really wanna learn this language from the zero I'm a native Arabic and all these letters is not hard to pronounce to me .. I also learned 5 languages but I'm VERY interested in Navajo so much but This is the first video that I got my hands on... please teach us!
DAMN!! i've pretty much lost most of my native tongue. Its nice to listen to you speak navajo. As a nurse i can understand but cant converse with them. 👍👍
Hi, I will be moving to New Mexico soon, to teach English Language Arts/Literature, so thought I would get acquainted with the language. What I find difficult is that what you say and what is written seems different. For example...when you say 'A̜a̜' ha'íí baa nisíníyá?' - it sounds like you are saying 'Ah ha ii baa siniya'. Of course your pronunciation might have subtleties that I am just not picking up. Hope you can help. Oh...and having all the translations on the bottom of the UA-cam video is BRILLIANT. Thanks Kerry (Kazakhstan - U.K. - Australia).
I remember I took Spanish class, eventually the teacher heard me pronounce it and they told me I kept saying in the back of my tongue. P.S. The only language I know outside English, is a couple words/phrases in Navajo. So, without thinking I gave a dine accent in Spanish ;).
this is so helpfull because im navajo but i was takeing away from my mom who is 100% navajo from my dad and now liveing with my step mom. and im useing this to learn my language.
Thanks for sharing your language with us. I found your channel via google's endangered languages project. I love languages :) At 3:34 "Aa' háádéé'" reminded me of "ha det" in Norwegian, which means "good bye" and is pronounced a bit similarly. And it somehow is the opposite of the Navajo phrase, because you use it to end a conversation of course.
Ya'ateeh, Franklin crowther yinishye. Hałtsooi nishłi bilagaana bashishchiin tła'aschi'i dashicheii bilagaana dashinali. Ma'ii tóò dee nasha, kinłanidi keehashti. Dine bizaad bihoosh'ah doo shił nant'łah. ni teaching shił yaateeh. I'm gonna watch all of your videos and since it's getting winter I'm going to ask my step dad as well as maybe ask my shima sani to tell me stories and teach me baa hane. Shicheii just passed away two weeks ago and I've realized I haven't been learning the right things in life and if I dont hurry and try hard it wont be there for me to learn. So I just wanted to say aheehee and let you know that I look forward to watching all your videos you've posted, as well as if you post more.
What a beautiful thing you're doing! Really appreciate it. Heading out to UT soon and pan to finally visit Monument Valley and want to show proper respect.
"Respect" and "Proper" are dead words and boring. Do you always tell everyone about a plan that you haven't figured out yet and make it out like you are just so kind and such a boring dumbass?
That's why the Japanese could never decode it...... For what it's worth, coming from me, I think that it is so symbolic of a very intelligent, sophisticated perceptive and yet understanding people who are strong with themselves🙏🤔🙂
I learn more from you now then what i was taught as growing up. Guess we we're taught more of thee English then our own language but am glad am finding it properly useful. Thank you Navajo warrior lol
There are many language families represented in native North American languages, and the languages from different families are as different from one another as English is from Mandarin Chinese. Linguistically speaking North America is much more diverse than Europe (as Europe is primarily comprised of just one language family). Before the arrival of the Europeans there were many more languages in North America than Europe, and although many of them survive to this day, many unfortunately do not.
What a great video. Thank you. Croats of Dalmatia also use "aa?" following a statement when in need of clarification, repetition, opinion, (dis)agreement, just like Canadians would use "eh" and Diné "open (up to me)". "Aa?" is so ingrained in children's mouths and minds that elders constantly remind them of a formal term "molin?", however the latter is not as universal and broad in meaning, and can come across as threatening or condescending if misapplied.
I'm glad such a language is being preserved by people like you.
ForeverRepublic thank man or may i say ahéhee'
I don't agree.
@@gabrielletoledo9776 why
@@cherryb.8076 Probably some kind of racist, I dunno.
@@cherryb.8076 Even though I disagree with his disagreement, he probably thinks it's because it isn't spoken in a widescale manner. Unlike English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German (and probably Dutch) which have embedded itself in former colony states, Navajo is a local language spoken by one ethnic group.
But languages such as the Navajo shouldn't die. It's part of who we are and what we identify with. It's part of the foundation for culture and tradition. The Navajo Nation is still alive and well in this day in age despite having a rough history. We should learn their linguistics and preserve their culture as well as their people, definitely. It'd be a tragedy if they faded from the Earth, like any and all peoples and cultures.
My best friend was a Navajo. He taught me many words and phrases in Navajo. Sadly, he was killed during the Vietnam War. I have a lot of love and respect for the Navajo Nation because of our relationship. You need to preserve this wonderful language!
stop vomiting.
@@fndhead5046 PLS STHU
Hello. I have been in love with language all my life. As a Polish American, I moved to Thailand and lived there for 10 years. I had a chance to learn the intricacies of Thai language. Now I have moved back to America at 29, and live in a town that is over 35 percent Native American. It is an eye opening and, to be honest, soul crushing relization to see how denigrated and forgotten the Native community is.
Thanks for putting a dying language on youtube.
Couldn’t be anymore direct ¿
This is beautiful, I hope we never lose such a language.
When I'm away from home, I find myself watching many of your videos. It reminds me of my grandfather and fills me with joy. Thank you :)
yeah really. great.
What a fascinating language. Thank you for opening with the answer to the question people ask, and then explaining why it may be a misunderstanding. Then you go on to explain the way people actually communicate in Navajo, why, and how. Very balanced and informative, building up a respect for the language. Great video!
I love my people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
henryboy arizona you’re so cute!
Diné pride....💯👊🏼🌹...
Yá'át'ééh shimá
Yá'át'ééh abiní
is what I know thanks Duolingo 😂
Me to hehe, Ahe´hée
Me too, and good morning to you too.lol
SAME LMAOO
"Shimá" sounds like "ima" in hebrew. "Abiní" sounds like "Aba" in hebrew. Also "Avínu" means "Our father" but is often used to refer to god.
All I learned was Náátáni nez go déyá
When your navajo but your parent doesn't teach you so you resort to youtube :)
Yeah fuck English. A language from a distant island somewhere in Europe
Byron Mitchell you're*
Byron Mitchell hahaha this comment here! Aoo, Aoo!
Same with Spanish.
Oh my,Me.
Fantastic, a huge blessing, I am soooo excited! I saw your comments in Duolingo and searched for you, yay YT!!!! I am Chochenyo Ohlone and we are reviving our language as a tribe. Much gratitude to you. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 It is great to have the cultural explanations about how to use these almost lost languages. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
gay?.. are you a gay? Never heard of a gay Native. (just teasing). Navajos are not submissive and neither is the language, so you should look for english sayings that suit you and who you are, my Native.
I appreciate you explaining the etiquette behind the language. So many people forget to go over this and I accidentally insulted an elder when I was learning a new language (Japanese). He forgave me because he was pleased that I was trying. He smacked my teacher upside the head for being negligent in my lessons. Didn't happen again!
Missy Rabbit yeah its very important , i feel bad for your teacher... hope it didn't hurt too much
I'm French,
And i'm working with Horses,
I use to meet Navajos people in France to share about your believes and i wanted to learn how to speak your beautiful Language.
I would like to thank you for this knowledge.
The communication really missing between our two culture,
And because of you, in part, i can start to speak Navajo with my friend !
Thank you so much !
Thank you for making these videos !
I love learning the Navaho culture and your language lessons are fantastic !
I came across this video accidentally and watched it up to the end. It makes us understand that when people communicate in any language the cultural context influences the choice of words and expressions
This is very helpful I've been working on my Navajo language.
Ya' at 'eh. Thank you Daybreak Warrior. I love languages and have for decades. As a retired foreign language teacher my newest challenge is Navajo since we recently spent time out in Arizona. I will enjoy working on these expressions and possibly seeing more of your videos. Thank you.
Believe it or not there is a Rosetta Stone for Navajo.
I dont think my family is aware that were coming from Navajo but spirit has confirmed it. Thank you. God Bless!
You should do recordings for Duolingo. They have some but they are few and your voice is better 😊
fuk duoling man
@@fndhead5046 well you need it for english apparently..
Aaahahahahaa
I agree.
my daughters are half navajo ,but due to one child's health we cannot travel . ive been looking for a way to teach them their language and culture . what little i can learn i sit with my daughters with videos like this and do my best to help them learn .
In Siberia we say Oo'hihee baa'nana(what are you going to do) as a greeting or to say hello. lol
In what Siberian language?
Saroeung Srey Yes, what language is that. The greeting you mentioned sounds and looks like Navajo.
Trying to steal our language
Karl Smith it's a different branch of the Diné-Yaniseian languages, from which Navajo/Diné belongs to. So he's technically your cousin from Siberia.
Either from the ket or Yugh languages which according to Wikipedia, are related to Diné but have very few speakers left.
Thank you :) you are a good teacher. Keep doing what you are doing.
Beautiful, thanks for sharing and helping keep the flame of the language.
Hi there, I love the language and will definitely learn how to speak Navajo. All the way from South Africa
Oh I feel so much better thanks.
Ek wonder sommer net hoe jy hiermee gevorder het?😁
I was born and raised in Grants NM and was always fascinated by the Native languages. I joined the Army in 1997 and was medically retired a year ago. My family and I are going to settle in Albuquerque next year and I am going to learn Navajo. I learned to communicate with people in a good number of countries and realized that I don't know Navajo!
I can't wait, I would love to carry on such a beautiful language.
Young Brother,
this is beautiful. you walk in a beauty way. A'a - open - that is you - the love, genuine-ness, warth with which you share Din'e - thank you. while Lakota is where i wish to spend most of my energy, Din'e has always felt close to me as well. i am so glad to have accidentally discovered your postings. wopila na mitakuye oyasin
I love the people and have picked up a couple of phrases over the years. I am glad I found this channel
Thanks for this video! My class and I were discussing Navajo Code Talkers and they wanted to hear a bit of the language. This was amazing for them to get to hear Navajo and learn a bit of cultural context.
Thank you for keeping the Navajo Nation language from being a lost language. ❤️
That sounds awesome. Keep it alive. I love that your helping people to learn the Navajo language. I speak English, Spanish, and Sign Language.
Wow... I heard a few of these when I was little. This is amazing. It's amazing someone your age still speaks it!
Alot of us do we get taught by our parents and most of us teach our kids but some don't unfortanelty
man I just am now finding Navajo and It is like soooo Coool man!
My greatest friend in the world, more of a brother since we were 12 is from the ashi (salt) tribe, forgive my spelling. We both turn 50 this year and it's great how you explain not only the pronunciation, but the proper use and terms related to English so well.
What you do in sharing and preserving is beyond a great thing.
ahehee
hey why talk with words like "appologize" "forgive" I also read here that you cant spell. fukhead.
Wow. Such a beautiful language. It’s great that people are trying to preserve it. So much is lost when languages and cultures die out.
Navajo is an awesome night difficult language I have lots of fun trying to say some words but one day I will be fluent in my language 😃💪👊👍
^and lol not night..
Keep with it!
Well, u fluent yet?
Wow you made Navajo language? You are smart.
Who needs rosetta stone when u got this guy ;).. thanks dude..
And it's free
Copy that.
I'm pretty sure "hello" (or it is good) is "ya' at' eeh".
Pat Vigil correct
+Liz Ahehee'. I have trouble with the pronunciations! It's very different from English. NavajoWOTD dotcom is cool, they have recorded examples, repeated slowly, for folks like me!
Agreed! He is awesome. :-)
I love the description box with all the phrases. Thanks. I want to learn.
That Language is AWESOME!!! Great that it's still alive.
It's tough learning Navajo as an Indian guy with no Navajo roots but the language is so interesting and beautiful that I Love learning it
Very insightful! Great that you provide information about speaking Navajo in context! Keep up the great videos.
This is beautiful. You have an amazing gift to teach this language.
I just picked up a load in New Mexico, and I was super-impressed by this...the Navajo come across as gentle and polite people, and when I watched them working - it was freaky in a good way...they work together not just reflexively but it seemed instinctually. not being racist with this, but was just impressed.
Keep up the good work! i really support you as i just found your channel. Never give up on the Navajo language because it is a beautiful language.
This is amazing that you pointed out they don't say how are you as a starter. I had lived in a pacific island for a few years, they'd always just say" Where are you going?" Or "Where were you?" in their language as a starter.
This guys is good.....his Navajo is perfect.....
Thank you. I like how you educate on how to not be abrupt. I am saying in Kayenta, for a short while, and find the people very receptive to me learning as much as I can of these beautiful people, the Din-he
ike eickholdt
Diné
Thanks for providing the context for the phrases. There are great similarities between the history of Navajo and the Irish language. We have a similar amount of speakers, and saw both of our languages displaced by colonists. Keep up the great work.
Yeah but Irish stuff is hideous and boring.
Aa'
Thank you so much! I was so excited to learn a few words here. I have been writing a novel, and one of my characters is Navajo. He is also the Lt. detective in the Analytic Unit in the New Mexico Forensics Department. I wanted to know how he would approach someone of his people, and politely acknowledge them, and you gave this to me, thank you for that so much. I have often wondered most about Apachean, because I was told my father had Apache blood, but we never knew his family, and he was an orphan anyway. So when he died, we lost all touch with any possibility of knowing his origin. Navajo (I understand) is a distant cousin to Apache? I would love to learn more of the language, but also I wish I could learn the language of the Apachean as well. Again: I cannot thank you enough! :) Yes, BETTER than Rosetta Stone!
Lydia Nolan You are sublime!
So respectful, so polite.
I’ve always been interested about the culture and language of the Native American people. Wanted to learn the language but didn’t want to be offensive in any way. Thank you for sharing your amazing dialect.
Great practical guide with just the right speed. Thanks for putting the spelling!
thanks man. It's a very good job you're doing here!
Keep all the languages and cultures alive! It's what gives humanity flavor.
Just to let you know, since there was no way of you knowing this . I watched this video a few years ago and what you told about starting conversations always stuck with me. When I saw Navajo was available on duolingo (it’s in beta but still good, free too) I immediately thought of your lessons. Then decided to take a dive into the language, more than just skimming through basics but really trying to understand the mindset, culture that come along with the language. I hope and believe this language will only strengthen. The power of technology and the massive increase of world population means that it will survive, especially when so many are interested in Native American culture.
Aheh doo hagooneh, shikei! Thank you for helping me learn your beautiful language!
What an amazing language. Really interesting. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks. I work with Navajo people in NM and I just wanted to learn basic conversation in Navajo because I really like learning other languages.
OMG!!! I was trying to hard to learn the language when I lived with my friend Shawn but I never mastered anything!! But what I love about Navajo is the history and the amazing people!! I was always in the cultural center in albaquerque becuase Shawn had a dance group DINEH TAH and I was amazed I will definatly subscribe and in hopes to go visit New Mexico again sometime soon!
I am glad I have found your channel. Duolingo has started the Navajo language learning with a beta testing and I am excited to really dig into the language more.
Really cool, thank you! I like the sound of the Dine language and you show us how much respect and thoughtfulness are important in Dine conversation.
i learn in shiprock accent and its cool to be able to now distinguish between arizona accent and new mexico accent when i learn from others outside family......great video
Nice video! I'm from Belgium and I'm intersted in Native Indians languages and cultures, your videos are very interesting!
Arnaud Marlair, from Germany. Berlin, u don't need it... trying to defeat us...usa native Americans
Thank you for this wisdom. To my family this has been known until now as the forbidden language. My mother has forgotten her tongue but is relearning in her 80’s as am I. Because of what our family ancestors had to endure, we were forbidden to speak it. Your videos are greatly appreciated. Mitakuye Oyasin
Native is about the future too.
Great! Thank you for your generosity to teach this.
So informational and easy to listen to! Thank you.
Your language is beautiful and should be preserved, so glad you are teaching it.
Ahe' hee
Your a precious blessing💙💯🦅we Appreciate You 🦅Thank You for being alive🎵🎼🎶❣️💙 and sharing all your extrodinary🦅 teachings🌵🦅🐾🎶🎵🎼🦅
I'm blown away! I want to learn this language so bad and I loved it so much that you're including the culture of the language as well.. because I hate it when we English-ized every other language to make it sound like us. I really wanna learn this language from the zero I'm a native Arabic and all these letters is not hard to pronounce to me .. I also learned 5 languages but I'm VERY interested in Navajo so much but This is the first video that I got my hands on... please teach us!
Loving this. "Aa'ha'íí ?" ...this helps alot with my sisters and family out on the rez
Ikr imma say it more!
The Navajo people are amazing and beautiful. Thanks!
Love your videos, thanks for your great work, greetings from Germany ;)
Sandra, is Germany, u don't deserve to watch these videos,....
@@karlsmith2583 leave Sandra alone
And Germany too for that matter, don't kick something that's already down
Na Dene language is one of the most beautiful languages I have ever heard. I will be learning it! Loving it!
Wer have u been my friend
I want to thank you 🙏🏼 I am trying to learn the language ❤ You make it so easy to learn and understand.
So cool. Much respect for your culture and yourself. Keep it strong.
DAMN!! i've pretty much lost most of my native tongue. Its nice to listen to you speak navajo. As a nurse i can understand but cant converse with them. 👍👍
Hi, I will be moving to New Mexico soon, to teach English Language Arts/Literature, so thought I would get acquainted with the language. What I find difficult is that what you say and what is written seems different. For example...when you say 'A̜a̜' ha'íí baa nisíníyá?' - it sounds like you are saying 'Ah ha ii baa siniya'. Of course your pronunciation might have subtleties that I am just not picking up. Hope you can help. Oh...and having all the translations on the bottom of the UA-cam video is BRILLIANT.
Thanks
Kerry
(Kazakhstan - U.K. - Australia).
Hmm,moving To Nm are ya?Interesting. I live here and speak Navajo.
Kerry Dixon How is your experience so far and are you hooked on frybread yet?
very valuable and lovely. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I remember I took Spanish class, eventually the teacher heard me pronounce it and they told me I kept saying in the back of my tongue. P.S. The only language I know outside English, is a couple words/phrases in Navajo. So, without thinking I gave a dine accent in Spanish ;).
So open. You're awesome man!!!!
Aa', thank you for posting. This is a beautiful language and you are a wonderful teacher. I am slowly learning.
Very good presentation I am starting learn about this language :)
this is so helpfull because im navajo but i was takeing away from my mom who is 100% navajo from my dad and now liveing with my step mom. and im useing this to learn my language.
Nice teaching style. Thanks. :)
Thanks for sharing your language with us. I found your channel via google's endangered languages project. I love languages :)
At 3:34 "Aa' háádéé'" reminded me of "ha det" in Norwegian, which means "good bye" and is pronounced a bit similarly. And it somehow is the opposite of the Navajo phrase, because you use it to end a conversation of course.
Aa' is nice, short and yet useful word!
Thank you for the quick lesson. Will come in handy.
Thank you for the teaching! My kids are Navajo but I understand a little bit not a lot!! Slowly catching on
Ya'ateeh, Franklin crowther yinishye. Hałtsooi nishłi bilagaana bashishchiin tła'aschi'i dashicheii bilagaana dashinali. Ma'ii tóò dee nasha, kinłanidi keehashti. Dine bizaad bihoosh'ah doo shił nant'łah. ni teaching shił yaateeh. I'm gonna watch all of your videos and since it's getting winter I'm going to ask my step dad as well as maybe ask my shima sani to tell me stories and teach me baa hane. Shicheii just passed away two weeks ago and I've realized I haven't been learning the right things in life and if I dont hurry and try hard it wont be there for me to learn. So I just wanted to say aheehee and let you know that I look forward to watching all your videos you've posted, as well as if you post more.
What a beautiful thing you're doing! Really appreciate it. Heading out to UT soon and pan to finally visit Monument Valley and want to show proper respect.
"Respect" and "Proper" are dead words and boring. Do you always tell everyone about a plan that you haven't figured out yet and make it out like you are just so kind and such a boring dumbass?
I have shared your video on LinkedIn. As you deserve a bigger audience. And I'm pretty sure this will work out well for you
Thank you for this video! I will try greeting my Navajo friends with some phrases the next time I see them. :)
right on!
Thanks for posting. God Bless!
My English teacher says this is one of the hardest languages to learn in the world.
Dr Draconian
wow is it?Its pretty easy.Well maybe because I have an understanding of my language.
Oo Fawndom oO yeah it’s one of the hardest languages to learn if you aren’t Navajo
You gotta pronounce the words correctly. If not, you're either saying a different word or whoever you're speaking to won't understand.
Try Polish
That's why the Japanese could never decode it......
For what it's worth, coming from me, I think that it is so symbolic of a very intelligent, sophisticated perceptive and yet understanding people who are strong with themselves🙏🤔🙂
This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
thank you. I just started learning basic Navajo to help me at work at IHS.
Just reminds me of the reservation. Kayenta,arizona
This is awesome! I look forward to productions of drama in Navajo.
You are born teacher. thank you
You are an excellent teacher!
I learn more from you now then what i was taught as growing up. Guess we we're taught more of thee English then our own language but am glad am finding it properly useful. Thank you Navajo warrior lol
There are many language families represented in native North American languages, and the languages from different families are as different from one another as English is from Mandarin Chinese. Linguistically speaking North America is much more diverse than Europe (as Europe is primarily comprised of just one language family). Before the arrival of the Europeans there were many more languages in North America than Europe, and although many of them survive to this day, many unfortunately do not.
What a great video. Thank you.
Croats of Dalmatia also use "aa?" following a statement when in need of clarification, repetition, opinion, (dis)agreement, just like Canadians would use "eh" and Diné "open (up to me)".
"Aa?" is so ingrained in children's mouths and minds that elders constantly remind them of a formal term "molin?", however the latter is not as universal and broad in meaning, and can come across as threatening or condescending if misapplied.