How to Say “August” in Navajo

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Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí
In Navajo, the English word August is translated as Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí.
Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí is the name for the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: eighth month of the Gregorian calendar (name)

What does it mean word for word?

The term is composed of elements meaning 'eighth' and 'month'.

Did you know?

  • Traditional Navajo timekeeping historically relied on seasonal markers and lunar cycles rather than the Gregorian months like Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí.
  • The word structure contains nasalized vowels, a feature that is not present in English and requires specific breath control to pronounce correctly.
  • The term Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí uses an agglutinative structure, where multiple meanings are fused into one long word.

Example conversation

Jessica and Kyle are planning a summer trip.

  1. Jessica

    Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí t'áá ále'ééh biłááh.
    It is only August over there.
  2. Kyle

    Ááko t'áá ále'ééh.
    It is only for a while.
  3. Jessica

    Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí t'áá ále'ééh yáłtso.
    August is just too short.
  4. Kyle

    Hózhǫ́ǫ́.
    That is fine.
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