Navajo

The Navajo verb for “buy” is nayiisniiʼ. nayiisniiʼ is used to describe the act of obtaining an item or something through the use of money.

The Navajo word for cold (adjective) is hakʼaz. Both hakʼaz and sikʼaz are used to describe something having a low temperature.

The English word “september” is translated into Navajo as Bini’ant’ą́ą́ts’ózí. The term refers to the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar.

The Navajo word for the compass point east is haʼaʼaah. haʼaʼaah is used as a noun to identify the cardinal direction of east.

The Navajo word for the art of kinship is kʼé.

The Navajo word for yucca is tsáʼásziʼ. The term refers to the evergreen plant known as the yucca.

The English word “dad” is translated into Navajo as shizhéʼé.

The English word ‘what’ is translated into Navajo as haʼátʼíísh or daa.

The Navajo word for shirt is deijiʼ ééʼ. deijiʼ ééʼ is a noun used to refer to a shirt as an article of clothing.

The English word “animals” is translated into Navajo as naaldlooshii. naaldlooshii is used to refer to living creatures that are not human.