Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí
The English word "September" is translated into Navajo as Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí.
The term refers to the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: ninth month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
What does it mean word for word?
Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí is a compound word that describes the ninth month in a sequence.
Did you know?
- Traditionally, Navajo people followed a lunar calendar based on the cycles of the moon and the seasons rather than the Gregorian months like Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí.
- Navajo is an agglutinative language, meaning Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí is built by sticking several smaller meaning-units together into one long word.
- Because Navajo is a tonal language, the marks above the vowels in Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí are not accents but indicate high or low tones that change the meaning.
Example conversation
Kyle and Jessica are talking about an upcoming trip.
- KyleBini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí t'áá áání?Is it in September?
- JessicaÁásháá, Bini'ant'ą́ą́ts'ózí bits'ą́ą́dáá'.Yes, it's during September.
- KyleT'áá ákoodi t'áá áání?Is it really that early?
- JessicaÁą́Yes.
