Navajo

Dághaaʼ Łichííʼ is the Navajo way to say Kirtland, the town in Ohio.

The English phrase “come here” is translated into Navajo as hágo. hágo is used as a command to instruct someone to move toward the speaker.

The English phrase body parts is translated into Navajo as atsʼíís bikáaʼgi hadadilyaaígíí.

The Navajo word for buffalo is ayání. The term refers to a bovid of the Bubalina subtribe.

The Navajo phrase for big brother is áni. The term áni is used to refer to a male sibling who is older than the person speaking.

The Navajo phrase for “shut up” is kʼéhéshkéez. This phrase is used to command someone to stop talking.

The Navajo word for a trail or a route for travel over land is atiin.

The Navajo word for aunt is amá yázhí. amá yázhí is a noun used to refer to a parent’s sister or sister-in-law.

Green in Navajo is dootłʼizh. dootłʼizh describes something green. The same word also covers blue, since Navajo traditionally uses one color term for both.

tʼáadoo yíchaʼí is the Navajo phrase for stop crying. This phrase is used as a command to tell someone to cease weeping.