Navajo

The English phrase ‘dress’ is translated into Navajo as tʼááhadiilʼééʼ.

The Navajo word for “meat” is atsįʼ. This noun refers to animal flesh used as food.

In Navajo, nimá is the way to say “your mom”. It is used as a general-purpose insult.

The English word “day” is translated into Navajo as jį́. jį́ is a noun referring to a period of 24 hours.

The English word ‘hogan’ is translated into Navajo as hooghan. hooghan refers to a house.

The English phrase “Apache” is translated into Navajo as Chíshí. The term is used to refer to the Apache people.

The Navajo word for the subject pronoun “you” is ni. ni is used as a subject pronoun to refer to the person being addressed.

The English word “gold” is translated into Navajo as óola, meaning “made of gold” or “golden”.

The Navajo word for zero is ádin. ádin is used as a cardinal number to denote the quantity of nothing (zero).

Words in Navajo is saad, which means both word and language. saad refers to words in speech or writing and also to a language as a whole.