Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary

REVISED AS OF 15 JUNE 1945
(DECLASSIFIED UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 5200.9)

 

 

NAMES OF VARIOUS

ORGANIZATIONS    NAVAJO WORD                LITERAL TRANSLATION

CORPS            DIN-NEH-IH                 CLAN

DIVISION         ASHIH-HI                   SALT

REGIMENT         TABAHA                     EDGE WATER

BATTALION        TACHEENE                   RED SOIL

COMPANY          NAKIA                      MEXICAN

PLATOON          HAS-CLISH-NIH              MUD

SECTION          YO-IH                      BEADS

SQUAD            DEBEH-LI-ZINI              BLACK SHEEP



OFFICERS

COMMANDING GEN.  BIH-KEH-HE                 WAR CHIEF

MAJOR GEN.       SO-NA-KIH                  TWO STAR

BRIGADIER GEN.   SO-A-LA-IH                 ONE STAR

COLONEL          ATSAH-BESH-LE-GAI          SILVER EAGLE

LT. COLONEL      CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-BESH-LEGAI SILVER OAK LEAF

MAJOR            CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-OLA        GOLD OAK LEAF

CAPTAIN          BESH-LEGAI-NAH-KIH         TWO SILVER BARS

LIEUTENANT       BESH-LEGAI-A-LAH-IH        ONE SILVER BAR

C.O.             HASH-KAY-GI-NA-TAH         WAR CHIEF

X.O.             BIH-DA-HOL-NEHI            THOSE IN CHARGE



NAMES OF COUNTRIES

AFRICA          ZHIN-NI                     BLACKIES

ALASKA          BEH-HGA                     WITH WINTER

AMERICA         NE-HE-MAH                   OUR MOTHER

AUSTRALIA       CHA-YES-DESI                ROLLED HAT

BRITAIN         TOH-TA                      BETWEEN WATERS

CHINA           CEH-YEHS-BESI               BRAIDED HAIR

FRANCE          DA-GHA-HI                   BEARD

GERMANY         BESH-BE-CHA-HE              IRON HAT

ICELAND         TKIN-KE-YAH                 ICE LAND

INDIA           AH-LE-GAI                   WHITE CLOTHES

ITALY           DOH-HA-CHI-YALI-TCHI        STUTTER

JAPAN           BEH-NA-ALI-TSOSIE           SLANT EYE

PHILIPPINE      KE-YAH-DA-NA-LHE            FLOATING ISLAND

RUSSIA          SILA-GOL-CHI-IH             RED ARMY

SOUTH AMERICA   SHA-DE-AH-NE-HI-MAH         SOUTH OUR MOTHER

SPAIN           DEBA-DE-NIH                 SHEEP PAIN



NAMES OF

AIRPLANES

PLANES          WO-TAH-DE-NE-IH             AIR FORCE

DIVE BOMBER     GINI                        CHICKEN HAWK

TORPEDO PLANE   TAS-CHIZZIE                 SWALLOW

OBS. PLAN       NE-AS-JAH                   OWL

FIGHTER PLANE   DA-HE-TIH-HI                HUMMING BIRD

BOMBER PLANE    JAY-SHO                     BUZZARD

PATROL PLANE    GA-GIH                      CROW

TRANSPORT       ATSAH                       EAGLE



NAMES OF SHIPS

SHIPS           TOH-DINEH-IH                SEA FORCE

BATTLESHIP      LO-TSO                      WHALE

AIRCRAFT        TSIDI-MOFFA-YE-HI           BIRD CARRIER

SUBMARINE       BESH-LO                     IRON FISH

MINE SWEEPER    CHA                         BEAVER

DESTROYER       CA-LO                       SHARK

TRANSPORT       DINEH-NAY-YE-HI             MAN CARRIER

CRUISER         LO-TSO-YAZZIE               SMALL WHALE

MOSQUITO BOAT   TSE-E                       MOSQUITO



NAMES OF MONTHS

JANUARY         ATSAH-BE-YAZ                SMALL EAGLE

FEBRUARY        WOZ-CHEIND                  SQUEEKY VOICE

MARCH           TAH-CHILL                   SMALL PLANT

APRIL           TAH-TSO                     BIG PLANT

MAY             TAH-TSOSIE                  SMALL PLANT

JUNE            BE-NE-EH-EH-JAH-TSO         BIG PLANTING

JULY            BE-NE-TA-TSOSIE             SMALL HARVEST

AUGUST          BE-NEEN-TA-TSO              BIG HARVEST

SEPTEMBER       GHAW-JIH                    HALF

OCTOBER         NIL-CHI-TSOSIE              SMALL WIND

NOVEMBER        NIL-CHI-TSO                 BIG WIND

DECEMBER        YAS-NIL-TES                 CRUSTED SNOW



VOCABULARY

WORD            NAVAJO                      LITERAL TRANSACTION

ABANDON         YE-TSAN                     RUN AWAY FROM

ABOUT           WOLA-CHI-A-MOFFA-GAHN       ANT FIGHT

ABREAST         WOLA-CHEE-BE-YIED           ANT BREAST

ACCOMPLISH      UL-SO                       ALL DONE

ACCORDING       BE-KA-HO                    ACCORDING TO

ACKNOWLEDGE     HANOT-DZIED                 ACKNOWLEDGE

ACTION          AH-HA-TINH                  PLACE OF ACTION

ACTIVITY        AH-HA-TINH-Y                ACTION ENDING IN Y

ADEQUATE        BEH-GHA                     ENOUGH

ADDITION        IH-HE-DE-NDEL               ADDITION

ADDRESS         YI-CHIN-HA-TSE              ADDRESS

ADJACENT        BE-GAHI                     NEAR

ADJUST          HAS-TAI-NEL-KAD             ADJUST

ADVANCE         NAS-SEY                     AHEAD

ADVISE          NA-NETIN                    ADVISE

AERIAL          BE-ZONZ                     STINGER

AFFIRMATIVE     LANH                        AFFIRMATIVE

AFTER           BI-KHA-DI                   AFTER

AGAINST         BE-NA-GNISH                 AGAINST

AID             EDA-ELE-TSOOD               AID

AIR             NILCHI                      AIR

AIRDOME         NILCHI-BEGHAN               AIRDOME

ALERT           HA-IH-DES-EE                ALERT

ALL             TA-A-TAH                    ALL

ALLIES          NIH-HI-CHO                  ALLIES

ALONG           WOLACHEE-SNEZ               LONG ANT

ALSO            EH-DO                       ALSO

ALTERNATE       NA-KEE-GO-NE-NAN-DEY-HE     SECOND POSITION

AMBUSH          KHAC-DA                     AMBUSH

AMMUNITION      BE-ELI-DOH-BE-CAH           AMMUNITION

AMPHIBIOUS      CHAL                        FROG

AND             DO                          AND

ANGLE           DEE-CAHN                    SLANTING

ANNEX           IH-NAY-TANI                 ADDITION

ANNOUNCE        BEH-HA-O-DZE                ANNOUNCE

ANTI            WOL-LA-CHEE-TSIN            ANT ICE

ANTICIPATE      NI-JOL-LIH                  ANTICIPATE

ANY             TAH-HA-DAH                  ANY

APPEAR          YE-KA-HA-YA                 APPEAR

APPROACH        BI-CHI-OL-DAH               APPROACH

APPROXIMATE     TO-KUS-DAN                  APPROXIMATE

ARE             GAH-TSO BIG                 RABBIT

AREA            HAZ-A-GIH                   AREA

ARMOR           BESH-YE-HA-DA-DI-TEH        IRON PROTECTOR

ARMY            LEI-CHA-IH-YIL-KNEE-IH      ARMY

ARRIVE          IL-DAY                      ARRIVE

ARTILLERY       BE-AL-DOH-TSO-LANI          MANY BIG GUNS

AS              AHCE                        AS

ASSAULT         ALTSEH-E-JAH-HE             FIRST STRIKER

ASSEMBLE        DE-JI-KASH                  BUNCH TOGETHER

ASSIGN          BAH-DEH-TAHN                ASSIGN

AT              AH-DI                       AT

ATTACK          AL-TAH-JE-JAY               ATTACK

ATTEMPT         BO-O-NE-TAH                 TRY

ATTENTION       GIHA                        ATTENTION

AUTHENTICATOR   HANI-BA-AH-HO-ZIN           KNOW ABOUT

AUTHORIZE       BE-BO-HO-SNEE               AUTHORIZE

AVAILABLE       TA-SHOZ-TEH-IH              AVAILABLE



BAGGAGE         KLAILH                      BAGGAGE

BANZAI          NE-TAH                      FOOL THEM

BARGE           BESH-NA-ELT                 BARGE

BARRAGE         BESH-BA-WA-CHIND            BARRAGE

BARRIER         BIH-CHAN-NI-AH              IN THE WAY

BASE            BIH-TSEE-DIH                BASE

BATTERY         BIH-BE-AL-DOH-TKA-IH        THREE GUNS

BATTLE          DA-AH-HI-DZI-TSIO           BATTLE

BAY             TOH-AH-HI-GHINH             BAY

BAZOOKA         AH-ZHOL                     BAZOOKA

BE              TSES-NAH                    BEE

BEACH           TAH-BAHN                    BEACH

BEEN            TSES-NAH-NES-CHEE           BEE NUT

BEFORE          BIH-TSE-DIH                 BEFORE

BEGIN           HA-HOL-ZIZ                  COMMENCE FROM

BELONG          TSES-NAH-SNEZ               LONG BEE

BETWEEN         BI-TAH-KIZ                  BETWEEN

BEYOND          BILH-LA DI                  DOWN BELOW

BIVOUAC         EHL-NAS-TEH                 BRUSH SHELTER

BOMB            A-YE-SHI                    EGGS

BOOBY TRAP      DINEH-BA-WHOA-BLEHI         MAN TRAP

BORNE           YE-CHIE-TSAH                BORN ELK

BOUNDARY        KA-YAH-BI-NA-HAS-DZOH       BOUNDARY

BULL DOZER      DOLA-ALTH-WHOSH             BULL SLEEP

BUNKER          TSAS-KA                     SANDY HOLLOW

BUT             NEH-DIH                     BUT

BY              BE-GHA                      BY



CABLE           BESH-LKOH                   WIRE ROPE

CALIBER         NAHL-KIHD                   MOVE AROUND

CAMP            TO-ALTSEH-HOGAN             TEMPORARY PLACE

CAMOUFLAGE      DI-NES-IH                   HID

CAN             YAH-DI-ZINI                 CAN

CANNONEER  BE-AL-DOH-TSO-DEY-DIL-DON-IGI    BIG GUN OPERATOR

CAPACITY        BE-NEL-AH                   CAPACITY

CAPTURE         YIS-NAH                     CAPTURE

CARRY           YO-LAILH                    CARRY

CASE            BIT-SAH                     CASE

CASUALTY        BIH-DIN-NE-DEY              PUT OUT OF ACTION

CAUSE           BI-NIH-NANI                 CAUSE

CAVE            TSA-OND                     ROCK CAVE

CEILING         DA-TEL-JAY                  SEAL

CEMETARY        JISH-CHA                    AMONG DEVILS

CENTER          ULH-NE-IH                   CENTER

CHANGE          THLA-GO-A-NAT-ZAH           CHANGE

CHANNEL         HA-TALHI-YAZZIE             SMALL SINGER

CHARGE          AH-TAH-GI-JAH               CHARGE

CHEMICAL        TA-NEE                      ALKALI

CIRCLE          NAS-PAS                     CIRCLE

CIRCUIT         AH-HEH-HA-DAILH             CIRCUIT

CLASS           ALTH-AH-A-TEH               CLASS

CLEAR           YO-AH-HOL-ZHOD              CLEAR

CLIFF           TSE-YE-CHEE                 CLIFF

CLOSE           UL-CHI-UH-NAL-YAH           CLOSE

COAST GUARD     TA-BAS-DSISSI               SHORE RUNNER

CODE            YIL-TAS                     PECK

COLON       NAKI-ALH--DEH-DA-AL-ZHIN        TWO SPOTS

COLUMN          ALTH-KAY-NE-ZIH             COLUMN

COMBAT          DA-AH-HI-JIH-GANH           FIGHTING

COMBINATION     AL-TKAS-EI                  MIXED

COME            HUC-QUO                     COME

COMMA           TSA-NA-DAHL                 TAIL DROP

COMMERCIAL      NAI-EL-NE-HI                COMMERCIAL

COMMIT          HUC-QUO-LA-JISH             COME GLOVE

COMMUNICATION   HA-NEH-AL-ENJI              MAKING TALK

CONCEAL         BE-KI-ASZ-JOLE              CONCEAL

CONCENTRATION   TA-LA-HI-JIH                ONE PLACE

CONCUSSION      WHE-HUS-DIL                 CONCUSSION

CONDITION       AH-HO-TAI                   HOW IT IS

CONFERENCE      BE-KE-YA-TI                 TALK OVER

CONFIDENTIAL    NA-NIL-IN                   KEPT SECRET

CONFIRM         TA-A-NEH                    MAKE SURE

CONQUER         A-KEH-DES-DLIN              WON

CONSIDER        NE-TSA-CAS                  THINK IT OVER

CONSIST         BILH                        CONSIST

CONSOLIDATE     AH-HIH-HI-NIL               PUT TOGETHER

CONSTRUCT       AHL-NEH                     TO MAKE

CONTACT         AH-HI-DI-DAIL               COME TOGETHER

CONTINUE        TA-YI-TEH                   CONTINUE

CONTROL         NAI-GHIZ                    CONTROL

CONVOY          TKAL-KAH-O-NEL              MOVING ON WATER

COORDINATE      BEH-EH-HO-ZIN-NA-AS-DZOH    KNOWN LINES

COUNTER ATTACK  WOLTAH-AL-KI-GI-JEH         COUNTER ACT

COURSE          CO-JI-GOH                   COURSE

CRAFT           AH-TOH                      NEST

CREEK           TOH-NIL-TSANH               VERY LITTLE WATER

CROSS           AL-N-AS-DZOH                CROSS

CUB             SHUSH-YAHZ                  CUB



DASH            US-DZOH                     DASH

DAWN            HA-YELI-KAHN                DAWN

DEFENSE         AH-KIN-CIL-TOH

DEGREE          NAHL-KIHD

DELAY           BE-SITIHN

DELIVER         BE-BIH-ZIHDE

DEMOLITION      AH-DEEL-TAHI

DENSE           HO-DILH-CLA (D)

DEPART          DA-DE-YAH

DEPARTMENT      HOGAN

DESIGNATE       YE-KHI-DEL-NEI

DESPERATE       AH-DA-AH-HO-DZAH

DETACH          AL-CHA-NIL

DETAIL          BE-BEH-SHA

DETONATOR       AH-DEEL-TAHI (OR)

DIFFICULT       NA-NE-KLAH

DIG IN          LE-EH-GADE

DIRECT          AH-JI-GO

DISEMBARK       EH-HA-JAY

DISPATCH        LA-CHAI-EN-SEIS-BE-JAY

DISPLACE        HIH-DO-NAL

DISPLAY         BE-SEIS-NA-NEH

DISPOSITION     A-HO-TEY

DISTRIBUTE      NAH-NEH

DISTRICT        BE-THIN-YA-NI-CHE

DO              TSE-LE

DOCUMENT        BEH-EH-HO-ZINZ

DRIVE           AH-NOL-KAHL

DUD             DI-GISS-YAHZIE

DUMMY           DI-GISS-TSO



EACH            TA-LAHI-NE-ZINI-GO (D)

ECHELON         WHO-DZAH

EDGE            BE-BA-HI

EFFECTIVE       BE-DELH-NEED

EFFORT          YEA-GO                      WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT

ELEMENT         AH-NA-NAI                   TROOP REPRESENTING

ELEVATE         ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA           ELEVATE

ELIMINATE       HA-BEH-TO-DZIL              ELIMINATE

EMBARK          EH-HO-JAY                   GET ON

EMERGENCY       HO-NEZ-CLA                  EMERGENCY

EMPLACEMENT     LA-AZ-NIL                   EMPLACEMENT

ENCIRCLE        YE-NAS-TEH                  ENCIRCLE

ENCOUNTER       BI-KHANH                    GO AGAINST

ENGAGE          A-HA-NE-HO-TA               AGREED

ENGINE          CHIDI-BI-TSI-TSINE          ENGINE

ENGINEER        DAY-DIL-JAH-HE              ENGINEER

ENLARGE         NIH-TSA-GOH-AL-NEH          MAKE BIG

ENLIST          BIH-ZIH-A-DA-YI-LAH         ENLIST

ENTIRE          TA-A-TAH                    ENTIRE

ENTRENCH        E-GAD-AH-NE-LIH             MAKE DITCH

ENVELOP         A-ZAH-GI-YA                 ENVELOP

EQUIPMENT       YA-HA-DE-TAHI               EQUIPMENT

ERECT           YEH-ZIN                     STAND UP

ESCAPE          A-ZEH-HA-GE-YAH             ESCAPE

ESTABLISH       HAS-TAY-DZAH                ESTABLISH

ESTIMATE        BIH-KE-TSE-HOD-DES-KEZ      ESTIMATE

EVACUATE        HA-NA                       EVACUATE

EXCEPT          NEH-DIH                     EXCEPT

EXCHANGE        NA-WOL-NE                   EXPECT

EXECUTE         ALH-NAHL-YAH                EXCHANGE

EXPLOSIVE       A-DO-NIL                    EXECUTE

EXPEDITE        AH-DEL-TAHI                 EXPLOSIVE

EXTEND          SHIL-LOH                    SPEED UP

EXTREME         MAKE WIDE                   MAKE WIDE



FAIL            CHA-AL-EIND                 EACH END

FAILURE         YEES-GHIN                   FAIL

FARM            MAI-BE-HE-AHGAN             FAILURE

FEED            DZEH-CHI-YON                FOX ARM

FIELD           CLO-DIH                     FEED

FIERCE          TOH-BAH-HA-ZSID             FIELD

FILE            BA-EH-CHEZ                  AFRAID

FINAL           TAH-AH-KWO-DIH              FILE

FLAME THROWER   COH-AH-GHIL-TLID            THAT IS ALL

FLANK           DAH-DI-KAD                  FLAME THROWER

FLARE           WO-CHI                      FLANK

FLIGHT          MA-E-AS-ZLOLI               FOX LIGHT

FORCE           TA-NA-NE-LADI               WITHOUT CARE

FORM            BE-CHA                      FORM

FORMATION       BE-CHA-YE-LAILH             FORMATION

FORTIFICATION   AH-NA-SOZI                  CLIFF DWELLING

FORTIFY         AH-NA-SOZI-YAZZIE           SMALL FORTIFICATION

FORWARD         TEHI                        LET'S GO

FRAGMENTATION   BESH-YAZZIE                 SMALL METAL

FREQUENCY       HA-TALHI-TSO                BIG SINGER

FRIENDLY        NEH-HECHO-DA-NE             FRIENDLY

FROM            BI-TSAN-DEHN                FROM

FURNISH         YEAS-NIL                    FURNISH

FURTHER         WO-NAS-DI                   FURTHER



GARRISON        YAH-A-DA-HAL-YON-IH         TAKE CARE OF

GASOLINE        CHIDI-BI-TOH                GASOLINE

GRENADE         NI-MA-SI                    POTATOES

GUARD           NI-DIH-DA-HI                GUARD

GUIDE           NAH-E-THLAI                 GUIDE



HALF TRACK      ALH-NIH-JAH-A-QUHE          RACE TRACK

HALT            TA-AKWAI-I                  HALT

HANDLE          BET-SEEN                    HANDLE

HAVE            JO                          HAVE

HEADQUARTER     NA-HA-TAH-TA-BA-HOGAN       HEADQUARTER

HELD            WO-TAH-TA-EH-DAHN-OH        HELD

HIGH            WO-TAH                      HIGH

HIGH EXPLOSIVE  BE-AL-DOH-BE-CA-BIH-DZIL-IGI POWERFUL SHELL

HIGHWAY         WO-TAH-HO-NE-TEH            HIGH WAY

HOLD            WO-TKANH                    HOLD

HOSPITAL        A-ZEY-AL-IH                 PLACE OF MEDICINE

HOSTILE         A-NAH-NE-DZIN               NOT FRIENDLY

HOWITZER        BE-EL-DON-TS-QUODI          SHORT BIG GUN



ILLUMINATE      WO-CHI                      LIGHT UP

IMMEDIATELY     SHIL-LOH                    IMMEDIATELY

IMPACT          A-HE-DIS-GOH                IMPACT

IMPORTANT       BA-HAS-TEH                  IMPORTANT

IMPROVE         HO-DOL-ZHOND                IMPROVE

INCLUDE         EL-TSOD                     INCLUDE

INCREASE        HO-NALH                     INCREASE

INDICATE        BA-HAL-NEH                  TELL ABOUT

INFANTRY        TA-NEH-NAL-DAHI             INFANTRY

INFILTRATE      YE-GHA-NE-JEH               WENT THROUGH

INITIAL         BEH-ED-DE-DLID              BRAND

INSTALL         EHD-TNAH                    INSTALL

INSTALLATION    NAS-NIL                     IN PLACE

INSTRUCT        NA-NE-TGIN                  TEACH

INTELLIGENCE    HO-YA (l)                   SMART

INTENSE         DZEEL                       STRENGTH

INTERCEPT       YEL-NA-ME-JAH               INTERCEPT

INTERFERE       AH-NILH-KHLAI               INTERFERE

INTERPRET       AH-TAH-HA-NE                INTERPRET

INVESTIGATE     NA-ALI-KA                   TRACK

INVOLVE         A-TAH                       INVOLVOE

IS              SEIS                        SEVEN

ISLAND          SEIS-KEYAH                  SEVEN ISLAND

ISOLATE         BIH-TSA-NEL-KAD             SEPERATE



JUNGLE          WOH-DI-CHIL                 JUNGLE



KILL            NAZ-TSAID                   KILL

KILOCYCLE       NAS-TSAID-A-KHA             KILL OIL GO AROUND

                AH-YEH-HA-DILH



LABOR           NA-NISH (L)                 LABOR

LAND            KAY-YAH                     LAND

LAUNCH          TKA-GHIL-ZHOD               LAUNCH

LEADER          AH-NA-GHAI                  LEADER

LEAST           DE-BE-YAZIE-HA-A-AH         LAMB FEAST

LEAVE           DAH-DE-YAH                  HE LEFT

LEFT            NISH-CLA-JIH-GOH            LEFT

LESS            BI-OH (L)                   LESS

LEVEL           DIL-KONH                    LEVEL

LIAISON         DA-A-HE-GI-ENEH             KNOW OTHER'S ACTION

LIMIT           BA-HAS-AH                   LIMIT

LITTER          NI-DAS-TON (L)              SCATTER

LOCATE          A-KWE-EH                    SPOT

LOSS            UT-DIN                      LOSS



MACHINE GUN     A-KNAH-AS-DONIH             RAPID FIRE GUN

MAGNETIC        NA-E-LAHI                   PICK UP

MANAGE          HASTNI-BEH-NA-HAI           MAN AGE

MANEUVER        NA-NA-O-NALTH               MOVING AROUND

MAP             KAH-YA-NESH-CHAI            MAP

MAXIMUM         BEL-DIL-KHON                FILL TO TOP

MECHANIC        CHITI-A-NAYL-INIH           AUTO REPAIRMAN

MECHANIZED      CHIDI-DA-AH-HE-GONI         FIGHTING CARS

MEDICAL         A-ZAY                       MEDICINE

MEGACYCLE       MIL-AH-HEH-AH-DILH          MILLION GO AROUND

MERCHANT SHIP   NA-EL-NEHI-TSIN-NA-AILH     MERCHANT SHIP

MESSAGE         HANE-AL-NEH                 MESSAGE

MILITARY        SILAGO-KEH-GOH              MILITARY

MILLIMETER      NA-AS-TSO-SI-A-YE-DO-TISH   DOUBLE MOUSE

MINE            HA-GADE                     MINE

MINIMUM         BE-OH                       MINIMUM

MINUTE          AH-KHAY-EL-KIT-YAZZIE       LITTLE HOUR

MISSION         AL-NESHODI                  MISSION

MISTAKE         O-ZHI                       MISS

MOPPING         HA-TAO-DI                   MOPPING

MORE            THLA-NA-NAH                 MORE

MORTAR          BE-AL-DOH-CID-DA-HI         SITTING GUN

MOTION          NA-HOT-NAH                  MOTION

MOTOR           CHIDE-BE-TSE-TSEN           CAR HEAD



NATIVE          KA-HA-TENI                  NATIVE

NAVY            TAL-KAH-SILAGO              SEA SOLDIER

NECESSARY       YE-NA-ZEHN                  WANT

NEGATIVE        DO-YA-SHO-DA                NO GOOD

NET             NA-NES-DIZI                 NET

NEUTRAL         DO-NEH-LINI                 NEUTRAL

NORMAL          DOH-A-TA-H-DAH              NORMAL

NOT             NI-DAH-THAN-ZIE             NO TURKEY

NOTICE          NE-DA-TAZI-THIN             NO TURKEY ICE

NOW             KUT                         NOW

NUMBER          BEH-BIH-KE-AS-CHINIGH       WHAT'S WRITTEN



OBJECTIVE       BI-NE-YEI                   GOAL

OBSERVE         HAL-ZID                     OBSERVE

OBSTACLE        DA-HO-DESH-ZHA              OBSTACLE

OCCUPY          YEEL-TSOD                   TAKEN

OF              TOH-NI-TKAL-LO              OCEAN FISH

OFFENSIVE       BIN-KIE-JINH-JIH-DEZ-JAY    OFFENSIVE

ONCE            TA-LAI-DI                   ONCE

ONLY            TA-EI-TAY-A-YAH             ONLY

OPERATE         YE-NAHL-NISH                WORK AT

OPPORTUNITY     ASH-GA-ALIN                 OPPORTUNITY

OPPOSITION      NE-HE-TSAH-JIH-SHIN         OPPOSITION

OR              EH-DO-DAH-GOH               EITHER

ORANGE          TCHIL-LHE-SOI               ORANGE

ORDER           BE-EH-HO-ZINI               ORDER

ORDNANCE        LEI-AZ-JAH                  UNDER GROUND

ORIGINATE       DAS-TEH-DO                  BEGIN

OTHER           LA-E-CIH                    OTHER

OUT             CLO-DIH                     OUT SIDE

OVERLAY         BE-KA-HAS-TSOZ              OVERLAY



PARENTHESIS     ATSANH                      RIB

PARTICULAR      A-YO-AD-DO-NEH              PARTICULAR

PARTY           DA-SHA-JAH                  PARTY

PAY             NA-ELI-YA                   PAY

PENALIZE        TAH-NI-DES-TANH             SET BACK

PERCENT         YAL                         MONEY

PERIOD          DA-AHL-ZHIN                 PERIOD

PERIODIC        DA-AL-ZHIN-THIN-MOASI       PERIOD ICE CAT

PERMIT          GOS-SHI-E                   PERMIT

PERSONNEL       DA-NE-LEI                   MEMBER

PHOTOGRAPH      BEH-CHI-MA-HAD-NIL          PHOTOGRAPH

PILL BOX        BI-SO-DIH-DOT-SAHI-BI-TSAH  SICK PIG BOX

PINNED DOWN     BIL-DAH-HAS-TANH-YA         PINNED DOWN

PLANE           TSIDI                       BIRD

PLASMA          DIL-DI-GHILI                PLASMA

POINT           BE-SO-DE-DEZ-AHE            PIG POINT

PONTOON         TKOSH-JAH-DA-NA-ELT         FLOATING BARREL

POSITION        BILH-HAS-AHN                POSITION

POSSIBLE        TA-HA-AH-TAY                POSSIBLE

POST            SAH-DEI                     POST

PREPARE         HASH-TAY-HO-DIT-NE          PREPARE

PRESENT         KUT                         PRESENT

PREVIOUS        BIH-TSE-DIH                 PREVIOUS

PRIMARY         ALTSEH-NAN-DAY-HI-GIH       1ST POSTION

PRIORITY        HANE-PESODI                 PRIORITY

PROBABLE        DA-TSI                      PROBABLE

PROBLEM         NA-NISH-TSOH                BIG JOB

PROCEED         NAY-NIH-JIH                 GO

PROGRESS        NAH-SAI                     PROGRESS

PROTECT         AH-CHANH                    SELF DEFENSE

PROVIDE         YIS-NIL                     PROVIDE

PURPLE          DINL-CHI                    PURPLE

PYROTECHNIC     COH-NA-CHANH                FANCY FIRE



QUESTION        AH-JAH                      EAR

QUICK           SHIL-LOH                    QUICK



RADAR           ESAT-TSANH                  LISTEN

RAID            DEZJAY                      RAID

RAILHEAD        A-DE-GEH-HI                 SHIPPING POINT

RAILROAD        KONH-NA-AL-BANSI-BI         RAILROAD

RALLYING        A-LAH-NA-O-GLALIH           GATHERING

RANGE           AN-ZAH                      DISTANCE

RATE            GAH-EH-YAHN                 RABBIT ATE

RATION          NA-A-JAH                    RATION

RAVINE          CHUSH-KA (R)                RAVINE

REACH           IL-DAY                      REACH

READY           KUT (R)                     READY

REAR            BE-KA-DENH                  REAR

RECEIPT         SHOZ-TEH                    RECEIPT

RECOMMEND       CHE-HO-TAI-TAHN             RECOMMEND

RECONNAISSANCE  HA-A-CIDI                   INSPECTOR

RECONNOITER     TA-HA-NE-AL-YA              MAKE SURE

RECORD          GAH-AH-NAH-KLOLI            R-E-ROPE

RED             LI-CHI                      RED

REEF            TSA-ZHIN                    BLACK ROCK

REEMBARK        EH-NA-COH                   GO IN

REFIRE          NA-NA-COH                   REFIRE

REGULATE        NA-YEL-N                    REGULATE

REINFORCE       NAL-DZIL                    REINFORCE

RELIEF          AGANH-TOL-JAY               RELIEF

RELIEVE         NAH-JIH-CO-NAL-YA           REMOVE

REORGANIZE      HA-DIT-ZAH                  REORGANIZE

REPLACEMENT     NI-NA-DO-NIL                REPLACEMENT

REPORT          WHO-NEH                     GOT WORD

REPRESENTATIVE  TKA-NAZ-NILI                TRIPLE MEN

REQUEST         JO-KAYED-GOH                ASK FOR

RESERVE         HESH-J-E                    RESERVE

RESTRICT        BA-HO-CHINI                 RESTRICT

RETIRE          AH-HOS-TEEND                RETIRE

RETREAT         JIDINI-NES-CHANH            RETREAT

RETURN          NA-DZAH                     CAME BACK

REVEAL          WHO-NEH (L)                 REVEAL

REVERT          NA-SI-YIZ                   TURN ABOUT

REVETMENT       BA-NAS-CLA (R)              CORNER

RIDGE           GAH-GHIL-KEID               RABBIT RIDGE

RIFLEMAN        BE-AL-DO-HOSTEEN            RIFLEMEN

RIVER           TOH-YIL-KAL                 MUCH WATER

ROBOT BOMB      A-YE-SHI-NA-TAH-IH          EGG FLY

ROCKET          LESZ-YIL-BESHI              SAND BOIL

ROLL            YEH-MAS                     ROLL

ROUND           NAZ-PAS                     ROUND

ROUTE           GAH-BIH-TKEEN               RABBIT TRAIL

RUNNER          NIH-DZID-TEIH               RUNNER



SABOTAGE        A-TKEL-YAH                  HINDERED

SABOTEUR        A-TKEL-EL-INI               TROUBLE MAKER

SAILOR          CHA-LE-GAI                  WHITE CAPS

SALVAGE         NA-HAS-GLAH                 PICK THEM UP

SAT             BIH-LA-SANA-CID-DA-HI       APPLE SITTING

SCARLET, RED    LHE-CHI                     RED

SCHEDULE        BEH-EH-HO-ZINI              SCHEDULE

SCOUT           HA-A-SID-AL-SIZI-GIH        SHORT RACOON

SCREEN          BESH-NA-NES-DIZI            SCREEN

SEAMAN          TKAL-KAH-DINEH-IH           SEAMAN

SECRET          BAH-HAS-TKIH                SECRET

SECTOR          YOEHI                       SECTOR

SECURE          YE-DZHE-AL-TSISI            SMALL SECURITY

SEIZE           YEEL-STOD                   SEIZE

SELECT          BE-TAH-HAS-GLA              TOOK OUT

SEMI COLON      DA-AHL-ZHIN-BI-TSA-NA-DAHL  DOT DROP

SET             DZEH-CID-DA-HI              ELK SITTING

SHACKLE         DI-BAH-NESH-GOHZ            SHACKLE

SHELL           BE-AL-DOH-BE-CA             SHELL

SHORE           TAH-BAHN                    SHORE

SHORT           BOSH-KEESH                  SHORT

SIDE            YE-EL-TSAHN                 SIDE

SIGHT           NA-EH-EH-GISH               SEEN

SIGNAL          ALAH-IH-NE-TIH              BY SIGNS

SIMPLEX         TKIN-CID-DA-HI              INNER WIRE

SIT             TKIN-CID-DA-HI              ICE SITTING

SITUATE         A-HO-TAY                    SITUATE

SMOKE           LIT                         SMOKE

SNIPER          OH-BEHI                     PICK 'EM OFF

SPACE           BE-TKAH                     BETWEEN

SPECIAL         E-YIH-SIH                   MAIN THING

SPEED           YO-ZONS                     SWIFT MOTION

SPORADIC        AH-NA-HO-NEIL               NOW AND THEN

SPOTTER         EEL-TSAY-I                  SPOTTER

SPRAY           KLESH-SO-DILZIN             SNAKE PRAY

SQUADRON        NAH-GHIZI                   SQUASH

STORM           NE-OL                       STORM

STRAFF          NA-WO-GHI-GOID              HOE

STRAGGLER       CHY-NE-DE-DAHE              STRAGGLER

STRATEGY        NA-HA-TAH (S)               STRATEGY

STREAM          TOH-NI-LIH                  RUNNING WATER

STRENGTH        DZHEL                       STRENGTH

STRETCH         DESZ-TSOOD                  STRETCH

STRIKE          NAY-DAL-GHAL                STRIKE

STRIP           HA-TIH-JAH                  STRIP

STUBBORN        NIL-TA                      STUBBORN

SUBJECT         NA-NISH-YAZZIE              SMALL JOB

SUBMERGE        TKAL-CLA-YI-YAH             WENT UNDER WATER

SUBMIT          A-NIH-LEH                   SEND

SUBORDINATE     AL-KHI-NAL-DZL              HELPING EACH OTHER

SUCCEED         YAH-TAY-GO-E-ELAH           MAKE GOOD

SUCCESS         UT-ZAH                      IT IS DONE

SUCCESSFUL      UT-ZAH-HA-DEZ-BIN           IT IS DONE WELL

SUCCESSIVE      UT-ZAH-SID                  SUCCESS SCAR

SUCH            YIS-CLEH                    SOX

SUFFER          TO-HO-NE                    SUFFER

SUMMARY         SHIN-GO-BAH                 SUMMER MARY

SUPPLEMENTARY   TKA-GO-NE-NAN-DEY-HE        3RD POSITION

SUPPLY          NAL-YEH-HI                  SUPPLY

SUPPLY SHIP     NALGA-HI-TSIN-NAH-AILH      SUPPLY SHIP

SUPPORT         BA-AH-HOT-GLI               DEPEND

SURRENDER       NE-NA-CHA                   SURRENDER

SURROUND        NAZ-PAS (S)                 SURROUND

SURVIVE         YIS-DA-YA                   SURVIVE

SYSTEM      DI-BA-TSA-AS-ZHI-BI-TSIN        SYSTEM



TACTICAL        E-CHIHN                     TACTICAL

TAKE            GAH-TAHN                    TAKE

TANK            CHAY-DA-GAHI                TORTOISE

TANK DESTROYER  CHAY-DA-GAHI-NAIL-TSAIDI    TORTOISE KILLER

TARGET          WOL-DONI                    TARGET

TASK            TAZI-NA-EH-DIL-KID          TURKEY ASK

TEAM            DEH-NA-AS-TSO-SI            TEA MOUSE

TERRACE         ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA (T)       TERRACE

TERRAIN         TASHI-NA-HAL-THIN           TURKEY RAIN

TERRITORY       KA-YAH                      TERRITORY

THAT            TAZI-CHA                    TURKEY HAT

THE             CHA-GEE                     BLUE-JAY

THEIR           BIH                         THEIR

THEREAFTER      TA-ZI-KWA-I-BE-KA-DI        TURKEY HERE AFTER

THESE           CHA-GI-O-EH                 THE SEE

THEY            CHA-GEE (Y)                 THE Y

THIS            DI                          THE

TOGETHER        TA-BILH                     TOGETHER

TORPEDO         LO-BE-CA                    FISH SHELL

TOTAL           TA-AL-SO                    TOTAL

TRACER          BEH-NA-AL-KAH-HI            TRACER

TRAFFIC DIAGRAM HANE-BA-NA-AS-DZOH          DIAGRAM STORY LINE

TRAIN           COH-NAI-ALI-BAHN-SI         TRAIN

TRANSPORTATION  A-HAH-DA-A-CHA              TRANSPORTATION

TRENCH          E-GADE                      TRENCH

TRIPLE          TKA-IH                      TRIPLE

TROOP           NAL-DEH-HI                  TROOP

TRUCK           CHIDO-TSO                   BIG AUTO

TYPE            ALTH-AH-A-TEH               TYPE



UNDER           BI-YAH                      UNDER

UNIDENTIFIED    DO-BAY-HOSEN-E              UNIDENTIFIED

UNIT            DA-AZ-JAH (U)               UNIT

UNSHACKLE       NO-DA-EH-NESH-GOHZ          UNSHACKLE

UNTIL           UH-QUO-HO                   UNTIL



VICINITY        NA-HOS-AH-GIH               THERE ABOUT

VILLAGE         CHAH-HO-OH-LHAN-IH          MANY SHELTER

VISIBILITY      NAY-ES-TEE                  VISIBILITY

VITAL           TA-EH-YE-SY                 VITAL



WARNING         BILH-HE-NEH (W)             WARNING

WAS             NE-TEH                      WAS

WATER           TKOH                        WATER

WAVE            YILH-KOLH                   WAVE

WEAPON          BEH-DAH-A-HI-JIH-GANI       FIGHTING WEAPON

WELL            TO-HA-HA-DLAY               WELL

WHEN            GLOE-EH-NA-AH-WO-HAI        WEASEL HEN

WHERE           GLOE-IH-QUI-AH              WEASEL HERE

WHICH           GLOE-IH-A-HSI-TLON          WEASEL TIED TOGETHER

WILL            GLOE-IH-DOT-SAHI            SICK WEASEL

WIRE            BESH-TSOSIE                 SMALL WIRE

WITH            BILH (W)                    WITH

WITHIN          BILH-BIGIH                  WITH IN

WITHOUT         TA-GAID                     WITHOUT

WOOD            CHIZ                        FIRE WOOD

WOUND           CAH-DA-KHI                  WOUND



YARD            A-DEL-TAHL                  YARD



ZONE            BIH-NA-HAS-DZOH             ZONE

 


 

THE MARINE HYMN

Jimmy King, a Navajo instructor, translated the Marine Hymn into Navajo:

We have conquered our enemies   Nin hokeh bi-kheh a-na-ih-la

All over the world              Ta-al-tso-go na-he-seel-kai

On land and on sea              Nih-bi-kah-gi do tah kah-gi

Everywhere we fight             Ta-al-tso-go en-da-de-pah

True and loyal to our duty      Tsi-di-da-an-ne ne-tay-yah

We are know by that             Ay be nihe hozeen

United States Marines           Washindon be Akalh Bi-kosi-la

To be one is a great thing.     Ji-lengo ba-hozhon



Our flag waves                  Ni-he da-na-ah-taj ihla

From dawn to setting sun.       Yel khol-go e-e-ah

We have fought every place      Day-ne tal-al-tso go enta-she-jah

where we could take a gun       Tal-tso-go entas-se-pah

From northern lands             Ha-kaz dineh-ih be-hay-jah

To southern tropic scenes,      Ado ta aokhek-ash-shen

We are known to be tireless     Do ni-din-da-hi ol-yeh

The United States Marines       Washindon be Akalh-bi Khos

... THE LAST VERSE IS SUNG LIKE A PRAYER ...

May we live in peace hereafter    Hozo-go nay-yeltay to

We have conquered all our foes,   A-na-oh bi-keh de-dlihn

No force in the world we cannot   Ni-hi-keh di-dlini ta-etin

conquer,

We know of no fear                Yeh-wol-ye hi-he a-din

If the Army and the Navy          Sila-go-tsoi do chah-lakai

Ever look on Heaven's scenes,     Ya-ansh-go das dez e e

United States Marines will be     Washindon be Akalh-bi Kosi la

there Living in peace.            Hozo-g-kay-ha-tehn

15 August 1997

 

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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060