Navajo-English Dictionary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780781802475)

Navajo is spoken in the American Southwest (primarily Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah) by the Navajo people, or Dine'. The largest of all the Native American tribes, the Navajo are one of the few tribes that still use their native language in everyday communication. The Navajo language first appeared in writing in the mid-1800s. In 1939, the alphabet was standardized and printed materials were available. Shortly after, during World War II, bilingual "code talkers" sent secure radio messages using Navajo as a code. Includes over 9,000 entries; a detailed section on Navajo pronunciation; and useful, everyday expressions.

Author: C. Leon Wall, William Morgan
ISBN-10: 0781802474
ISBN-13: 9780781802475
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1994
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.56w x 0.49d