Navajo words and meanings

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As our latest cover feature explores, some 7,000 languages are spoken around the world. In celebration of this rich diversity, we’ve collected 10 of our favourite inspiring words

Shi, bi, & ni are possessive prefixes. Shi is "my" ... so see the Navajo wotd (Word of the Day) link akei (family) for those & their uses. Diné. Navajo.

Our word of the week is Shá, a noun meaning the Sun in Diné or the Navajo language. ⠀⠀ Dine is a southern Athabaskan language and is…

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Bilagáana: White man (Bi lay gonna) Chʼį́įdii Navajo Ghosts (shoddie-aye) Hózhó, Universal harmony. (Haw-shaw) Shimá, Mother (sha-maa) Ma'ii Bizò' (Mah ee Bihzon) — Coyote Shimásání, Grandmother (Sha-masawni) Shádí: older sister Shideezhí, younger sister K’aalógii, butterfly see 2:44 on this video of romantic phrases Hatałii, medicine man Hogan, house. This video is a great intro. Hogan is explained at the end. Practice these 24 words, some are in the list above us. The purpose of this…

Tádídíín is the Navajo word for corn pollen. Navajo Word of the Day, fb & website

A Navajo medicine woman, Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord writes, heals with songs, herbs, sand painting, and ceremonies held by firelight in the deep of winter. She believes that everything in life is connected—humans, spirits and nature. She treats the whole person, not just the illness. Dr. Arviso practices hozho, a Navajo word meaning living in harmony and balance.