How to Say “Are You Okay?” in Navajo

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haash yitʼéego naniná?
The phrase haash yitʼéego naniná? is how you say "are you okay?" in Navajo.
This phrase is a question used to ask someone how they are doing or how they are feeling.

Did you know?

  • The Navajo language is an 'Athabaskan' language, making it a distant relative of languages spoken in Alaska and Canada rather than its neighbors in the Southwest.
  • The concept of well-being in the phrase haash yitʼéego naniná? is closely tied to 'Hózhó', a Navajo philosophy of balance, harmony and beauty.
  • Navajo is an agglutinative language, meaning it builds complex words by adding prefixes and suffixes to a root. A single word in a response to haash yitʼéego naniná? can convey an entire English sentence.

Example conversation

Michelle notices Kyle looking tired at home.

  1. Michelle

    Kyle, haash yitʼéego naniná?
    Kyle, are you okay?
  2. Kyle

    Shiʼááłáá, tʼáá ákwááʼ.
    I'm just a bit tired.
  3. Michelle

    Hózhóogo naniná?
    Are you feeling better?
  4. Kyle

    Áádóó, tʼáá ákooda.
    Yes, I am fine.
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