How to Say “Where Are You?” in Navajo

By Trevor Fred • Updated October 2, 2026

háadi naniná?

háadi naniná? is the Navajo phrase for "where are you?"

This phrase is a question used to ask about a person's current physical location.

Did you know?

Navajo is an Athabaskan language, making it a distant relative of languages spoken by indigenous peoples in Alaska and Canada rather than the neighboring Pueblo languages.
The phrase is built from the word háá, which means 'what' or 'how', rather than a specific word for 'where'.
Navajo verbs are highly agglutinative, meaning a single word like naniná can contain an entire sentence's worth of information including the subject and the action.

Examples in context

Háadi naniná?
Where are you?

Example conversation

Michelle is calling Kyle on the phone to find him.

Michelle

Yááʼáééh Kyle, háadi naniná?
Hello Kyle, where are you?
Kyle

Shiʼashįįh naniná.
I am at my house.
Michelle

Tʼáá ááʼááshįįh naniná?
Are you really there?
Kyle

Ááʼááshįįh naniná.
Yes, I am there.

Sources

Word origins: Wiktionary entries háadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About The Author

Trevor Fred

Hózhǫǫgi doo shikisheeshłį́į́gi, Trevor yinishyé. A polymath with a passion for decoding cultures, I've spent my life enjoying the poetry of the Navajo language, and reveling in the synchrony of sounds that make this Indigenous language so enchanting. When I'm not engrossed in articulating the intricacies of Navajo, you'll find me exploring the wild, chasing the autumn colors, or cuddling my cats and my dog named 'hogan'. Internet, grab your boots, and come ride with me on a linguistic adventure through the Navajo landscapes!

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