How to Say “Okay” in Navajo

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hágoshį́į́
The Navajo word for the interjection "okay" is hágoshį́į́.
Meaning: OK (intj)

Did you know?

  • Navajo is an Athabaskan language, making it a distant relative of languages spoken in Alaska and Canada rather than the surrounding Pueblo languages.
  • While many English speakers use 'okay' to show agreement, the Navajo hágoshį́į́ carries a subtle nuance of 'it is so' or 'it is finished', emphasizing the completion of a state.
  • Navajo is a tonal language, meaning the high or low pitch of the vowels in hágoshį́į́ can change the meaning of a word entirely.

Example conversation

Jessica and Kyle are agreeing on a time to meet.

  1. Jessica

    Kyle, 12:00 t'áá áání?
    Kyle, is 12:00 okay?
  2. Kyle

    Hágoshį́į́, 12:00 t'áá áání.
    Okay, 12:00 is fine.
  3. Jessica

    T'áá áání, t'áá ákóós.
    That's it, it's all set.
  4. Kyle

    Hágoshį́į́, see you then.
    Okay, see you then.

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